Aug. 21
In 1977, Greenfield Country Club dedicated nine new holes to become an 18-hole golf course. Today the course is known as Hawk’s Tail.
Aug. 22
In 1986, the Daily Reporter bought 3½ acres at the northwest corner of State Street (State Road 9) and New Road to build a newspaper plant.
Aug. 23
In 1871, several families met to discuss starting Fortville Christian Church.
In 1992, Park Chapel Christian Church broke ground on its building at 1176 E. McKenzie Road. The church had formed in 1986, meeting first in the Chapel in the Park museum in Riley Park.
Aug. 24
In 1953, Indiana Box Corp. began operating a plant in Greenfield, in a building purchased from Stokley Canning Co. The box plant here was the company’s second, joining one in Montpelier where the company had its headquarters.
Aug. 25
In 1871, an evangelistic meeting at the Levi Thomas Grove began and lasted for two weeks. At the end of two weeks, Fortville Christian Church was launched with a membership of 45 believers.
In 1942, crews were laying pavement for a new highway “to replace old U.S. 40,” according to the Aug. 25, 1942, edition of the Daily Reporter. By that morning, about 200 feet of concrete had been laid west of the campgrounds in Cleveland (near County Road 850E). The work had originally been scheduled to start in June but was delayed by weather. The May 18, 1942, edition describes the project as “the new superhighway …. the new road will be made up of two traffic lanes slighly wider than the old road and separated in the middle by a thirty-foot parkway.” Buildings and orchard trees along the north side of the road came down or were moved to clear space for added right of way. The company doing the work was awarded a contract for 108,000 yards of paving at a price of $314,000.
In 1963, Faith Lutheran Church dedicated a new worship space at 200 W. McKenzie Road in Greenfield. For the first several years since its founding, the church had rented from the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Greenfield.
Aug. 26
In 1973, the Indiana Pacers signed Mike Edwards, a Greenfield High School graduate and Indiana All-Star. He was later released.
Aug. 27
In 1842, William Hatton died. According to the city of Greenfield’s website, he is the only Revolutionary War soldier whose burial in Hancock County is documented. His grave is near the northeast corner of the intersection of State Street and Davis Road.
