East Central Indiana is a region in Indiana east of Indianapolis, Indiana , and borders the Ohio state line. The Indiana Gas Boom , which took place during the 1890s, changed much of the area from small agricultural communities to larger cities with economies that included manufacturing. Companies such as Ball Corporation and Overhead Door once had their headquarters in the region. Glass manufacturing was the first industry to be widespread in the area, because of the natural gas. As the glass industry faded, many of the skilled workers became employed at auto parts factories in cities such as Muncie and Anderson. With the decline of the American automobile industry , East Central Indiana became part of the Rust Belt . Many communities have been forced to reinvent themselves with a focus on services or a return to agriculture.
Highlighted in red are the counties of East Central Indiana.
Muncie's Edmund B. and Bertha
Ball House (left) and part of the Walnut Street Historic District in downtown Muncie (right) in Delaware County
Henry County
Buildings in the New Castle Commercial Historic District (left) and Knightstown's
Elias Hinshaw House (right) in Henry County
Portland Commercial Historic District (left) and historic Redkey Town Hall in Jay County.
Randolph County
Historic William Kerr House (left) and county courthouse in Randolph County.
Richmond's historic Henry and Alice
Gennett house (left) and historic Doddridge Chapel in Wayne County.
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FM stations
WBKQ 96.7 - Country (licensed to Alexandria)WGNR 97.9 - Contemporary Christian, Inspirational
WQME 98.7 - Christian Contemporary (Anderson University)
WIKL 101.7 - Christian Contemporary/K-Love (licensed to Elwood) AM stations
WHBU 1240 Talk "News Talk 1240 WHBU"WGNR 1470 Religious
FM stations
WKMV 88.3 FM - Adult contemporary Christian "K-Love "WCRD 91.3 FM - Public Radio (Ball State University) "WCRD"WBST 92.1 FM (Ball State University ) NPR Talk, Classical, Jazz "Indiana Public Radio"WMXQ 93.5 FM Classic Rock "93.5 MAXimum Classic Rock"(licensed to Hartford City)W231CC 93.9 FM Christian ContemporaryWNAP-LP 99.1 FM - Southern GospelW268BJ 101.5 FM Adult contemporary Christian "WJCF" (translator of WJCF-FM Morristown, IN )W275AJ 102.9FM Simulcast of 1340AM WMUN "Fox Sports Radio"WLBC 104.1 FM Hot AC "Today's Best Music"WERK 104.9 FM Classic Hits "104.9 WERK The New Sound"W291AH 106.1 FM Contemporary Christian (translator of WBCL 90.3 FM in Ft. Wayne)
AM stations
WLTI 1550 AM Classic Country
FM stations
WKRT 89.3 MHz - Adult contemporary Christian "K-Love "WECI 91.5 MHz - Public Radio (Earlham College )W233AN 94.5 MHz - Contemporary Christian (translator of WJYW Union City) "Joy FM"
W237AT 95.3 MHz - Adult Contemporary Christian, Inspirational "The Path" (translator of WKCD Cederville, OH)
WQLK 96.1 MHz - Country "Kicks 96"W249BG 97.7 MHz - Contemporary Christian (translator of WJYW Union City) "Joy FM"
WFMG 101.3 MHz - Hot A/C "G 101-3"W269BP 101.7 MHz - Christian rock "Air 1 " (translator of WORI Delhi Hills/Cincinnati, OH) AM stations
WHON 930 kHz - News/Talk "News Talk 930" (licensed to Centerville)
WKBV 1490 kHz - ESPN Sports "ESPN 1490"
FM stations
WZZY 98.3 FM Classic hits "Star 98.3"
Shafer Tower on the campus of Ball State University, the largest post-secondary education institution in East Central Indiana.
Delaware County
Cowan High School - Cowan
Daleville High School - Daleville
Muncie Burris High School - MuncieWapahani High School - SelmaWes-Del High School - Gaston
Yorktown High School - Yorktown
Muncie Central High School - Muncie
Muncie South Side High School - Muncie
Delta High School - Eaton Henry County
Blue River Valley High School - Mr. Summit
Shannondoah High School - Middletown
Tri High - Lewisville
New Castle High School - New Castle
Knightstown High School - Knightstown Jay County
Jay County High School - Portland Madison County
Alexandria-Monroe High School-Alexandria
Anderson High School-Anderson
Anderson Preparatory Academy - Anderson
Liberty Christian -Anderson
Pendleton Heights High School-Pendleton
Lapel High School-Lapel
Frankton High School-Frankton
Elwood Community High School-Elwood Randolph County
Union High School (Modoc) -ModocRandolph Southern High School-Lynn
Winchester Community High School-Winchester
Union City High School-Union City
Monroe Central High School-Parker City Wayne County Indiana
Hagerstown High School-Hagerstown High School
Lincoln High School-Cambridge City
Centerville High School-Centerville
Richmond High School -RichmondNortheastern High School-Fountain City
Notes References Cited works
Glass, James A.; Kohrman, David (2005). The Gas Boom of East Central Indiana ISBN 978-0-7385-3963-8 OCLC 61885891 . Retrieved 2012-06-22 . Grant, Tina (2005). International directory of company histories, Volume 70 ISBN 978-1-55862-545-7 OCLC 224417874 . Retrieved 2012-06-22 . Hamilton, Kristi; Abraham, Kent; Lankford, Susan (2005). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Hartford City Courthouse Square District" (PDF) . Indiana Department of Natural Resources . National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-06-22 . Unlisted (Biographical and historical record...) (1887). Biographical and historical record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana: Containing ... portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state: engravings of prominent citizens in Jay and Blackford Counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families and a concise history of Jay and Blackford Counties and their cities and villages OCLC 15560416 . Retrieved 2012-06-22 . 
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