New Palestine Indiana
Visitors to Indianapolis can make the short, 15-mile drive east on U.S. 52/Brookville Road to see New Palestine, Indiana. Just west of Greenfield, this small agricultural community boasts several unique businesses such as the Round the Corner Pub and Frosty Boy Drive-In. Café 52 and Rock Star Hair were local sites chosen to film portions of the January 2, 2008 episode of ABC’s reality series “Wife Swap”. Several local residents are employed by the Southern Hancock School Corporation, Fifth Third Bank, Greenfield Banking Company, and many other mainstream retail locations.
Annual celebrations in New Palestine include the New Palestine
Parade and Fourth of July Festival, as well as the New Palestine Lions Club Fall Festival and Annual Fish Fry.
New Palestine is the birthplace of Angela Ahrendts, executive chairwoman of the famous designer company Burberry. Ahrendts was named one of the “100 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes Magazine in 2006.
U.S. House Representative Walter Henry Moeller was also born there, and later served as an educational director for NASA. William Larrabee, also a U.S. Representative, taught for several years in the local schools and later opened his own medical practice in the small town.
Super Bowl XXXVII champion Todd Yoder, currently a tight end playing for the Washington Redskins, was born in New Palestine and graduated from the local high school in 1996. Yoder first made his NFL debut in 2000 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and also played one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Locals refer to the town simply as “New Pal”, and attend most community functions and events centered on the grounds of the New Palestine High School in the middle of town.
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