Editing English, Indiana (section)

==History==
English was called Hartford when it was laid out in 1839.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TBvVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA59 |title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana |publisher=Chicago Printing Co. |year=1889 |isbn=9781548571665 |page=59}}</ref> When the town incorporated in 1884 it was renamed English for [[William Hayden English]], an Indiana politician of the day.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cottman |first1=George Streiby |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3YfAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA241 |title=Indiana Magazine of History |last2=Coleman |first2=Christopher Bush |last3=Esarey |first3=Logan |year=1921 |page=241}}</ref> On December 28, 1893, the county seat of [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford County]] was relocated from [[Leavenworth, Indiana|Leavenworth]] to English.

The first community was located at the confluence of two small rivers (Bird Dog Creek and Brownville Creek) with [[Blue River, Indiana|Blue River]]. It was a thriving community during the first half of the 20th century, with population rising to above 800 by 1950, but economic activity slowed thereafter (partly due to recurring flooding),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indianapolis Star |url=https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/history/2019/10/25/indianas-ghost-towns-phantoms-past/3907908002/}}</ref> and commercial establishments closed. Most residents now live on the higher ground surrounding the original settlement. A large swath of the previous inhabited level area has been converted into the Lucas Oil Golf Course.<ref>[https://www.lucasoilgolfcourse.com/golf-course/ ''About the Course'' (Lucas Oil Golf Course, accessed 18 October 2020)]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lucas+Oil+Golf+Course/@38.3358597,-86.4699812,3245m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x886eb7f7a363d927:0xd3974aaf99c0d1bf!2sEnglish,+IN+47118!3b1!8m2!3d38.3345045!4d-86.4641498!3m4!1s0x886eb964a44b295b:0xb1dec42227b5c4a7!8m2!3d38.342199!4d-86.4701137 ''Lucas Oil Golf Course'' (Google Maps, accessed 18 October 2020)]</ref>

From 1959 to 1990, English suffered six floods. The town council decided that the only solution to the flooding problem was to move the town. {{convert|160|acre|km2}} of high ground were purchased, a partnership was formed with Lincoln Hills Development Corporation, and a major portion of the town was relocated.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 30, 1990 |title=Flood-Prone Town Will Move—Uphill |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-30-mn-2165-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>