For their cooperation in making this volume possible, we and the student editors of this history wish to thank Principal J. Fred Murphy, Riparian Newspaper Sponsor Carole Riley, the Riparian editors, and the members of our advisory board:

Mrs. K. V. Ammerman Mrs. Clarence Atkins Mrs. Frank Atkins Mr. Henry Atkins Miss Myrtle Barker Mrs. Robert Bosson Mrs. L. W. Brumit Mrs. Marion Bullock Mrs. John Robert Byers Mr. Joe Campbell Dr. Jack Carr Mrs. Mable Cobb Mrs. Elva M. Coil Mrs. C. M. Dawson Mrs. Gladys Dawson Mr. Vernon Earle Miss Pearl Eller Mr. George Ferguson Mr. Roy Harris Mrs. Edyth Heaton Mr. Emsley Johnson Mr. Howard Johnson Mr. John Kleinhenz Miss Lyda Lamar Mrs. Merle Lankford Mrs. Howard Leitz

Mrs. Adrian McClain Mrs. L. P. McGehey Mr. Harley McKenzie Mrs. Hazel Newby Mrs. Modessa Bates Parr Mrs. Art J. Probst Mrs. Stella Richardson Miss Dorothy Riker Mr. Roger Risley Mr. Albert Simmons Mr. David Smith Mr. Ford Smith Mr. Robert Smith Mrs. Ross Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stahl Mr. Albert Steinmeyer Mrs. Bertram Teepell Mr. Hubert Warm Mrs. Frank Watts Mr. Louis Whitesell Mr. R. E. Wiggan Ruth Marie Griggs, Director of Publications J. Raymond Hall, Junior Historical Society Sponsor

Contents
Cover and Forward
1878 Surveyor's Record of Broad Ripple
Chapter One - Coil Starts Settlement
Chapter Two - Ripple Linked To City
Chapter Three - Canal Creates Rivalry
Chapter Four - Villages Start Schools
Chapter Five - Religious Life Grows
Chapter Six - Social Life Develops
Chapter Seven - Canal Villages Thrive
Chapter Eight - Trolleys Aid Travel
Chapter Nine - Farmer Shakes Jail
Chapter Ten - Floods Ravage Town
Chapter Eleven - Park Attracts Visitors
Chapter Twelve - BRHS Joins City
Chapter Twelve - Errata
Chapter Thirteen - City Annexes Village
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