Region in Indiana
Highlighted in red are the counties of East Central Indiana. East Central Indiana is a region in Indiana east ofIndianapolis, Indiana , and bordering theOhio state line. TheIndiana Gas Boom , which took place during the 1890s, changed much of the area from small agricultural communities to larger cities with economies that included manufacturing. Companies such asBall Corporation and Overhead Door once had their headquarters in the region. Glass manufacturing was the first industry to be widespread in the area, because of the natural gas. As the glass industry faded, many of the skilled workers became employed at auto parts factories in cities such as Muncie and Anderson. With the decline of theAmerican automobile industry , East Central Indiana became part of theRust Belt . Many communities have been forced to reinvent themselves with a focus on services or a return to agriculture.
Muncie's Edmund B. and Bertha
Ball House (left) and part of the Walnut Street Historic District in downtown Muncie (right) in Delaware County
Notable small towns [ edit ] Buildings in the New Castle Commercial Historic District (left) and Knightstown's
Elias Hinshaw House (right) in Henry County
Portland Commercial Historic District (left) and historic Redkey Town Hall in Jay County.
Historic William Kerr House (left) and county courthouse in Randolph County.
Richmond's historic Henry and Alice
Gennett house (left) and historic Doddridge Chapel in Wayne County.
The Star Press Muncie, Indiana Palladium-Item Richmond, Indiana The Winchester News Gazette ,Winchester, Indiana The New Castle Courier Times ,New Castle, Indiana The Herald Bulletin ,Anderson, Indiana The Commercial Review ,Portland, Indiana WBKQ 96.7 - Country (licensed to Alexandria)WGNR 97.9 - Contemporary Christian, Inspirational WQME 98.7 - Christian Contemporary (Anderson University) WIKL 101.7 - Christian Contemporary/K-Love (licensed to Elwood) WHBU 1240 Talk "News Talk 1240 WHBU"WGNR 1470 Religious WKMV 88.3 FM - Adult contemporary Christian "K-Love "WCRD 91.3 FM - Public Radio (Ball State University) "WCRD"WBST 92.1 FM (Ball State University ) NPR Talk, Classical, Jazz "Indiana Public Radio"WMXQ 93.5 FM Classic Rock "93.5 MAXimum Classic Rock"(licensed to Hartford City)W231CC 93.9 FM Christian ContemporaryWNAP-LP 99.1 FM - Southern GospelW268BJ 101.5 FM Adult contemporary Christian "WJCF" (translator of WJCF-FMMorristown, IN )W275AJ 102.9FM Simulcast of 1340AM WMUN "Fox Sports Radio"WLBC 104.1 FM Hot AC "Today's Best Music"WERK 104.9 FM Classic Hits "104.9 WERK The New Sound"W291AH 106.1 FM Contemporary Christian (translator ofWBCL 90.3 FM in Ft. Wayne) WLTI 1550 AM Classic CountryWKRT 89.3 MHz - Adult contemporary Christian "K-Love "WECI 91.5 MHz - Public Radio (Earlham College )W233AN 94.5 MHz - Contemporary Christian (translator of WJYW Union City) "Joy FM" W237AT 95.3 MHz - Adult Contemporary Christian, Inspirational "The Path" (translator ofWKCD Cederville, OH) WQLK 96.1 MHz - Country "Kicks 96"W249BG 97.7 MHz - Contemporary Christian (translator of WJYW Union City) "Joy FM" WFMG 101.3 MHz - Hot A/C "G 101-3"W269BP 101.7 MHz - Christian rock "Air 1 " (translator of WORI Delhi Hills/Cincinnati, OH) WHON 930 kHz - News/Talk "News Talk 930" (licensed to Centerville) WKBV 1490 kHz - ESPN Sports "ESPN 1490" WZZY 98.3 FM Classic hits "Star 98.3"Colleges and universities [ edit ] Shafer Tower on the campus of Ball State University, the largest post-secondary education institution in East Central Indiana.Public and large private high schools in East Central Indiana [ edit ] Cowan High School - Cowan Daleville High School - Daleville Muncie Burris High School - MuncieWapahani High School - SelmaWes-Del High School - Gaston Yorktown High School - Yorktown Muncie Central High School - Muncie Muncie South Side High School - Muncie Delta High School - Eaton Blue River Valley High School - Mr. Summit Shannondoah High School - Middletown Tri High - Lewisville New Castle High School - New Castle Knightstown High School - Knightstown Jay County High School - Portland Alexandria-Monroe High School-Alexandria Anderson High School-Anderson Anderson Preparatory Academy - Anderson Liberty Christian -Anderson Pendleton Heights High School-Pendleton Lapel High School-Lapel Frankton High School-Frankton Elwood Community High School-Elwood Union High School (Modoc) -ModocRandolph Southern High School-Lynn Winchester Community High School-Winchester Union City High School-Union City Monroe Central High School-Parker City Wayne County Indiana [ edit ] Hagerstown High School-Hagerstown High School Lincoln High School-Cambridge City Centerville High School-Centerville Richmond High School -RichmondNortheastern High School-Fountain City Notes and references [ edit ] Notes
References
Cited works Glass, James A.; Kohrman, David (2005).The Gas Boom of East Central Indiana ISBN 978-0-7385-3963-8 OCLC 61885891 . Retrieved2012-06-22 . Grant, Tina (2005).International directory of company histories, Volume 70 ISBN 978-1-55862-545-7 OCLC 224417874 . Retrieved2012-06-22 . Hamilton, Kristi; Abraham, Kent; Lankford, Susan (2005)."National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Hartford City Courthouse Square District" (PDF) .Indiana Department of Natural Resources . National Park Service. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved2012-06-22 . Unlisted (Biographical and historical record...) (1887).Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state: engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages OCLC 15560416 . Retrieved2012-06-22 .
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