Whitestown, Indiana was originally founded in 1851. It was named after Albert Smith White, who was a US Senator in the height of his political accomplishments. Albert S. White was originally from Orange County, New York, once he graduated from Union College he moved to Lafayette, Indiana. The town was named in honor of Mr. White after he was president of the railroad that was built through town. Whitestown built its first post office in 1853 and from then on the town has been growing. As of today Whitestown is the fastest gowning town in Indiana. Whitestown has a good mix of new and old, while still keeping the same old farm town feel. Many of the buildings in the old part of town are original and have been repurposed throughout the years. One of the buildings is the old pharmacy building, when originally built it was used as a pharmacy then it became a general store. Eventually it was office space and now it is a retail store. Another big part of Whitestown is the original houses that are still standing today. Many of these houses have been passed down and maintained, on the other website provided you can see what some of the houses look like originally. Another big part of Whitestown was the high school. As of now it is a brewery, but after its close in 1963 the building served as a beauty school, auction house, warehouse, t-shirt factory, and even an apartment building. In 2017 a brewery started renovations on the high school to turn it into a functional restaurant. The location of Whitestown has helped immensely with the growth and development of the town. When the train tracks were still active the town and the economy were growing. Now with its prime location to the highway and surrounding cities and towns there is an exponential growth in people, industry, and retail. In the time living in Whitestown I have seen many changes, when we first moved in there was only one highway exit close to downtown now there are two. We use to have to drive 20-30 minutes to go to the grocery store and now we have one just off the highway. A main upgrade in town is the retail section just off the highway, now there are multiple food options and stores to check out and shop at.