New CastleArticle Free Pass New Castle, city, seat (1821) of
Henry county, eastern Indiana, U.S. It lies along the Blue
River, 50 miles (80 km) east of Indianapolis. It was founded in
1820 and named by Ezekiel Leavell for his hometown in Kentucky,
and it was incorporated in 1839. In 1900 a decade of expansion
began when automobile and piano manufacturing, as well as other
industries, were started there. During this same period, the
large-scale commercial growing of roses was developed. New
Castle’s diversified manufactures now include automobile parts
and steel products. The city is the site of the Indiana
Basketball Hall of Fame and a branch of Indiana University East.
Summit Lake State Park is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the
city. A nearby farm, now a state memorial, was the birthplace
(1867) of aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright. Pop. (2000) 17,780;
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