The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗New Haven was platted in 1839 by Henry Burgess, who named it after New Haven, Connecticut. It was incorporated as a town under Indiana law in 1865. It became incorporated as a city in 1963. Several homes built by the Burgess family remain in New Haven. A Burgess home on Summit Street is the oldest brick structure in Jefferson Township. Henry Burgess' son-in-law, E.W. Green built a large frame Greek Revival house on the hill above what is now Schnelker Park and the former New Haven Elementary School building. Another Burgess structure remains at the corner of Summit and Eben Streets. In the 1850s the Swiss Amish arrived in the region, and what makes them distinct is that they speak an Alsatian German Language.
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