1679 |
First white man, LaSalle, arrived in area |
1800 |
Indian wars involving the Shawnees, Potowatomi, and Ottawa
Tribes; Princess Mishawaka involved in war |
1820 |
Indian village Mish-a-wa-ka at the rapids |
1833 |
Saint Joseph Iron Works built |
1833 |
"Mishawaka" established as name for the post office |
1835 |
Village of St. Joseph Iron Works organized |
1838 |
The Indiana General Assembly combines all four plats/villages
under the name of MISHAWAKA (February 7) |
1839 |
First brewery opens. In 1887, becomes the Kamm
& Schellinger Brewery |
1859 |
Great Mishawaka Train Wreck Thirty-two people were killed
near the present day intersection of Ironwood and Lincoln
Way West. (June 27) |
1872 |
Mishawaka Fire. The fire destroyed forty-two buildings between
First and Third Streets and Spring and Race Streets. (September
5) |
1878 |
William and
Wallace Dodge formed the "Magic Jack Company" which later
evolved into the Dodge Manufacturing Company, a maker of power
transmissions. |
1878 |
All-knit woolen boot created by Adolphus Eberhart and Martin
Van Beiger causing the growth of the Mishawaka Woolen Company,
which later became Ball Band. |
1880 |
Battell Park
given to the City by the Battell family. Battell Park is the
city's oldest park. |
1884 |
Civil War statue
dedicated in Battell Park. |
1899 |
The village of Mishawaka votes to incorporate into a city;
Manuel M. Fisher elected the first mayor (May 8) |
1903 |
Mishawaka Public Utilities Company organized |
1904 |
Simplex Motor Car Company was incorporated. In 1909, the
name was changed to Amplex Motor Car Company. In 1911, two
Amplex autos were entered into the first Indianapolis 500.
One car crashed, killing its driver and causing the first
race fatality, and the other car finished seventh and the
driver won $800.00. |
1928 |
World War
I Memorial Band Shelter dedicated in Battell Park on Memorial
Day |
1930 |
Eberhart Golf Course opens. Petro
Park added included into the golf course in 1949 |
1947 |
Normain Heights, a subdivision for WW II veterans, begins
development north of McKinley Avenue |
1952 |
City's first Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) begins operation, treating sewage before returning it to the river. |
1972 |
Sister City Declaration with Shiojiri, Japan |
1979 |
University Park Mall opens |
1993 |
Main Street Bridge over I-80/90 opens connecting Main Street
from downtown to State Road #23 |
1987 |
Shiojiri Garden dedicated |
1999 |
Mishawaka begins development of the Mishawaka River Center,
the former site of the Uniroyal complex in downtown Mishawaka |
2005 |
Robert C. Beutter Riverfront Park opens at River Center |
