In with the fur trading economy. A general
In April of 1837, the city of Carmel, Indiana was established,but under the name of Bethlehem by John Felps (Phelps), Alexander Mills, SethGreen, & Daniel Warren. In the 1820’s the early settlers were drawn to theland by because of the huge natural opportunities. The land was flat to make their home. The area was mainly used for hunting grounds untilthe settlers arrived. This land was originally inhabited by the Delaware /MiamiIndians. Starting out as fourteen plots of land, this Quaker town graduallydeveloped, taking off with the fur trading economy. A general store was builtin 1837, eight years later the first […]