Editing Fishers, Indiana (section)

===19th century===
In 1802, [[William Conner]] settled what is now Fishers. Conner built a log cabin and a trading post along the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]].<ref>Allison, 132-133</ref> The land that Conner settled is now known as [[Conner Prairie]] and is preserved as a living history museum.<ref name="aboutfishers">{{cite web |title=About Fishers |url=http://www.fishers.in.us/index.aspx?nid=424 |publisher=City of Fishers |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Conner-prairie-original-house.jpg|thumb|left|Conner House at Conner Prairie]]
Settlers started moving to the area after Indiana became a state in 1816 and the [[Lenape|Delaware Indians]] gave up their claims in Indiana and [[Ohio]] to the United States government in 1818 in the [[Treaty of St. Mary's]]. At the treaty William Conner served as an interpreter for [[Chief William Anderson]], his father-in-law. At the time William Conner was married to [[Mekinges Conner]], daughter of Chief William Anderson. In 1823, Hamilton County was chartered by the Indiana General Assembly and [[Delaware Township, Hamilton County, Indiana|Delaware Township]] was established and surveyed.<ref name="egovdocs1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fishers.in.us/egov/docs/1314215991703.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421171021/http://www.fishers.in.us/egov/docs/1314215991703.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-21 |title=Town of Fishers, Indiana - Town of Fishers History |publisher=Fishers.in.us |date=2011-08-24 |access-date=2013-04-26 }}</ref> After the state of Indiana moved its capital to Indianapolis from [[Corydon, Indiana|Corydon]] in 1825, the community started to grow. After the move, John Finch established a horse-powered grinding mill, a blacksmith shop, and the area's first school.<ref name="egovdocs1"/> The next year the area's first water mill was constructed.<ref name="egovdocs1"/>

During 1826 the [[West-Harris House]], later nicknamed Ambassador House, was built near the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] at present-day 96th Street and Allisonville Road in Fishers. The home was moved to its present-day site at 106th Street and Eller Road in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ambassador House History |url=http://www.ambassadorhouse.org/history.html |access-date=12 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103043454/http://www.ambassadorhouse.org/history.html |archive-date=3 January 2013 }}</ref><ref name=Tuohy>{{cite news |author=John Tuohy |title=Progress being made on Ambassador House |newspaper=Indianapolis Star |date=July 26, 2007 |url=http://www.ambassadorhouse.org/newsarchive/FishersStar-072607-1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213112040/http://www.ambassadorhouse.org/newsarchive/FishersStar-072607-1.pdf |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> [[Addison C. Harris]] (1840–1916), a prominent [[Indianapolis]] lawyer and former member of the [[Indiana Senate]] (1876 to 1880), acquired the property in 1880 and had the home remodeled and enlarged around 1895. Harris and wife, [[India Crago Harris]] (1848–1948), used the home as a summer residence. Its nickname of Ambassador House relates to Addison Harris's diplomatic service (1899 to 1901) as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Austria|U.S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria-Hungary]] during [[President of the United States|President]] [[William McKinley]]'s administration.<ref name=Courts>{{cite book | author=Leander J. Monks, Logan Esarey, and Ernest V. Shockley | title =Courts and Lawyers of Indiana | publisher =Federal Publishing Company | volume =3 | year =1916 | location =Indianapolis | pages=1306–07 | oclc=4158945}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Indianapolis Man Receives Appointment as Ambassador |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2307&dat=18990111&id=deIoAAAAIBAJ&pg=3686,3358147 |access-date=11 April 2013 |newspaper=Muncie Morning News |date=11 January 1899}}</ref> The restored Ambassador House is located on the grounds of Heritage Park at White River in Fishers and is operated as a local history museum and a site for community events and private rentals.<ref name=Tuohy/><ref>{{cite web| title =Fishers Heritage Park at White River | publisher =City of Fishers, Indiana | url =https://www.fishers.in.us/facilities/facility/details/fishersheritageparkatwhiteriver-15 | access-date =October 3, 2018}}</ref>

In 1849, construction began on the [[Peru & Indianapolis Railroad]], extending from [[Indianapolis]] to [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Francis |title=History of the Line |url=https://itm.org/HistoryOfTheLine.php |publisher=Indiana Transportation Museum |access-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001175208/https://itm.org/HistoryOfTheLine.php |archive-date=1 October 2013 }}</ref> The railroad brought several people to the area then known as "Fisher's Switch". In 1872, Fisher's Switch, also known as "Fishers Station", was platted by Salathial Fisher at the present-day intersection of 116th Street and the railroad.<ref name="aboutfishers"/> Indiana's General Assembly incorporated Fisher's Station in 1891.<ref name="egovdocs1"/>

The [[William Conner House]] and [[West-Harris House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>