Welcome to Fishers, Indiana
Fishers is located in Fall Creek and Delaware
townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, with a population of 65,382, according to a
special census conducted in 2007. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown
rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980,
and only 7,200 as recently as 1990. Fishers was ranked the 24th best
place to live in America by
Money magazine in 2005, 33rd
in 2006, and 10th in 2008.
Fishers was originally named
Mudsock. Eventually, the name was changed to Fishers Switch, a reference to the
railroad switch assignment. It was named after Salathial Fisher and was later
shortened to just Fishers in 1908.
Fishers is home to many restaurants
including the Nickel Plate Bar & Grill, The Ram, Casler's Kitchen and Bar, and
Petersons. Fishers is also home to popular nightlife and live music destinations
such as Britton Tavern located at State Road 37 at 141st St.
Fishers offers a growing number of
hotels with nearby essentials for tourists. One of the main attractions of
Fishers is Geist Reservoir, offering attractions from fishing to waterskiing.
There are also many golf courses around the town.
Fishers hosts the living history
museum Conner Prairie, which presents Indiana life in
three different periods of the 19th century.
Fishers also has the
Indiana State Fair Train which runs from
Fishers Station to Indianapolis.
Fishers, Indiana. (2010, January
26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:13, January 27,
2010, from
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