Who was the first
fire chief in Nappanee?
What was the name
of cartoon Smokey Stover’s fire chief?
What show was
nearly canceled due to typhoid fever and a wild horse in 1900?
What was rumored
to be killing livestock on farms surrounding Nappanee in the late 1940s?
Who started the
Nappanee Phone Company,...
Come take a flashlight tour through the Heritage Collection at the Nappanee Center. For one night only history will come ALIVE! The 30 minute tour through the museum will take you back in time to meet some of Nappanee's heros and innovators, you will help put out a fire with Nappanee's first smoke eaters, and listen...
At 9:30 am on November 5th the Nappanee Historic Preservation Commission will host a presentation called “The American Front Porch”. The presentation will be given by Paul Hayden, Preservation Specialist from Indiana Landmarks. The event is open to the public at no charge and will be held at the Nappanee Heritage...
Last night the Summit Street bridge that crosses into Stauffer Park opened after being closed for repairs for over a year. This bridge has taken many Nappanee residents across the Berlin Court Ditch into Stauffer Park over it's long life, we are happy to have it back.
Then
Today...
2015 Nappanee Historic Preservation Award Winners
left to Right Ben and Lori Hahn, Betty Johnson, Mayor Larry Thompson, Chuck Grimm.
Mayor Larry Thompson and Commission President Chuck Grimm
NHPC President Chuck Grimm presented Mayor Thompson with the Friend of Nappanee Historic Commission Award.
Betty...
Madison and US 6 / Market street
What is happening to Madison Street?
The Madison Street restoration project is currently underway. Read on to learn more about the scope of the project and the history behind it.
The History
When Nappanee was platted on December 12, 1874 eight streets
were indicated...
At one of my first meetings after being appointed by Mayor Thompson to the Historic Preservation Commission in 2014 I had to ask, “what exactly is historic preservation?” Traditionally, the focus and mission is to champion the protection of historic buildings, neighborhoods, architecture and landmarks but historic preservation is more than saving old buildings!
Preserving our...
1. What does the E stand for in E. Newcomer and Son?
2. How did the snowy weather effect the town of Locke in the winter of 1876?
3. What group of quilting activists said "Agitate, Educate, Legislate"?
4. What notorious criminal caused a bank in Nappanee to install a new alarm in the 1930s? ... 5. What store was billed as...
When Nappanee was platted at the end of 1874 the B & O railroad had been completed and train service to the area had just commenced. By the end of the first year there were at least fifty dwellings, storehouses and factories: perhaps as many as 100 people. The rapid growth of Nappanee included a flurry of ...
