Anderson

From being known as "The Heathen Town Four Miles Away" to becoming a booming factory town, discover Anderson, Indiana through the centuries.The city of Anderson is named after Chief William Anderson, whose Indian name was Kikthawenund, meaning "making a noise" or "causing to crack." Early settlers referred to the area as Anderson Town, while the Moravian missionaries called it "The Heathen Town Four Miles Away." It later became Anderstown before the Indiana State Legislature shortened the name t