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Are you new to our community? We are glad you are here. Here in some information we have gathered so you can find your way around our city.
New Castle is the county seat of Henry County, named in honor of Virginia patriot Patrick Henry. Henry County was created on December 31, 1821 from the Delaware New Purchase. The county was officially organized June 1, 1822. Henry County was the birthplace of Wilbur Wright and is the setting for Ross Lockridge’s Raintree County.
New Castle is the home of the largest high school gymnasium in the world and has produced many basketball stars including College All-American and NBA players Kent Benson and Steve Alford.
The city tree is the Golden Raintree, based on The Legend of the Raintree: “Legendary Johnny Appleseed, wandered the Midwest carrying among his apple seeds a single, exotic seed from the golden raintree. Looking for a place where it would flourish and grow, he planted it somewhere in Henry County. Legend has it that those who find the raintree discover the realization of all dreams.” From the historical novel and movie, Raintree County.
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The largest high school gymnasium in the entire world is in the New Castle Fieldhouse at New Castle High School. The fieldhouse capacity is 9,235. New Castle is home to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. New Castle is home to one of kart racing’s most popular tracks, New Castle Motorsports Park. The track is owned by former IRL driver Mark Dinsmore. In the City’s Baker Park you’ll find a Native American mound dating to approximately 2000 BC. |
Hoosier Manufacturing Company made popular and still prized collectible kitchen cabinets between 1900-1920 from New Castle. Over 700,000 sold. 8 city parks totallying 300+ acres. Bundy Auditorium seats 1,130. Aquatic Center opened in 2008 is fully accessible. |