-~----------------.') Johnson, Camille A Calendar of Grant County History: One Day at a Time ~ -.0 N t:::> r ~ (fJ .,!::...'-D~~o::r--o _. 0 tJ~ -c ~r; ",f. A Calendar of Grant County History: One Day at a Time ~ An Honors Creative Project (HNRS 499) by Camille Johnson Project Advisor Dr. Joan Schreiber 4~j,;ANJ2~/ Ball State University Muncie, Indiana April 1996 Expected date of graduation May 4, 1996 , ._--.-----.... .... ..... ..... .... .... .... ..... ..... ... ... ..... .. .... .... .... .... .... , A Calendar of Grant County History: One Day at a Time An Honors Creative Project for Ball State University Camille R. Johnson April 29, 1996 S ;_ .,,#.$%-i\, ~~~J~ A.u n 4 ..,........,...~-________ -.5! :=, January Mon Sun Tue Gu City M.yor Eusene linn WIilS sworn in fot ru5 eighth consecutive tenn of office. 1996 villase ofT,a.L·s pos office wu established. 11146 ~and" lint Ii,. engine w .. hand-pull" by fireR,hlers or luuled by horses.. 1912 .gJ. ~ The sblue GoddHS of Natur~ Jastice and the dome adomina the top of the Grant County Courthouse were remowed by HUftld BI'OJ. of Marion. 1943 ~, M.o.rion MilYor Ron Mowery <lnnounced he wowd runfot re-eledion. 1995 ~- Grant County Commissioners ordered the trees on the Courthouse I~ cui down to rid the square of birds. 1987 g,;u;w,;u; discovered in Moirion at 518 feet IJ87 l;.;l., ~.na's ~ ~. M.rion Mayo, W. Raymond Bums died. 1995 Peter. Hinn dOrulted 5 acres of land in Marion for. home to be established in memory of his wife,. Emily. 1985 Thu W".0 A on household deteraenb with phasphittes took effed throughout Grant County. 1973 Fri ~. The ice ere..... cone ~mounl Wi,. and Cable of Marion seuched for women employees 50 that it could supply more wire to the U.S.MiIiIary. IHii ~. Eutbrook's WUhinston Ele_nlary and Mississinewil's J.e. Knight Elemenlary School received 4st.rs by the IN Dept of Educ.. tion. 1995 sto,. ill Marion Jesse Vermilya w.u st&rtrt.d a new trend appointed. postmaster of Mirion's (Ihen Gr;mt .mona hirh school girls Court House) firsl posl when it beailll Hili.., senior corduroy skirts. office. 113'2 1951 ~ ~. :J ;;I. ~. ~ The Grmt County Library 43 houses were standina purdulSed its tint books in M.vion. 1836 ro,5680.00. 1837 The first rneral store,. W. H. McGrew's column.. ""iesterd.yutd Today,· owned by John first appeared in the Ch"pnt.1n, opened for business .t the corner of Matioft-ChronicJe Third and Boob streets Tribune. 1"' in M ..rion. 1828 De"anter died in Grant County, .nd w.as buried on P.xton f."1tt in Muioa. laS'! ~e<k" ~. The town of Swayzee WIiS The county suffered from effects of the "Blizzard inco'l'or.ted. 1890 of the Century,· tIuIt brouaht sever.1 feet of snow. 19']8 W., veteriUl s.n.bu Van ~. ~M"ion Police unurthed the Opium Den. 198. ~olulion.ry ~. ~. A natural 8ilS explosion killed thfte people .t Soldier's Home Comer in MilnoR. 1904 WilS first invented by Cyrus (Sylie) Pemberton of F.unnounl. 1094 ~. The firsl blackbo.ud med in <I ('ounty 5dlool wu used ill Joneshoro Hirh School. 1865 Sat l.. tMiami :.:ding Wodd W., II, a Fairmount Gl.tS8 Works Indian Reservation dozen ear cost 39 cenb. be.an p .... uction. 1951 extended alons the 1943 Mississinewo1 River in G,ant County. 1839-187 Boab tr.... eled up and down the Miuissinewa River without encounterinlone bridge ordam. 1895 - 1997 Wed .;.1. .iJ ~_ Kim and Wayne Seybold of Marion won the junior ~ competition .t the U.s. FiIJUft SLatina Chilmpiomhips 1982 ~ ...o, Robe" T. Gaory used .nestMsiil 10 extract teeth. 1901 I ". ~ _ .. 1 - =:I --, ... ---] ----J ...... --- __ ;;;;III ... .... ..... ... - -- IiiiiiiII iiiiIiiI ) February Sun Tue Mon ..... 1997 Thu Wed Fri Sat ~on wriler MArL Fauser's movie,. '7he Risht to Remain SiliI!'nt, .. , WolS shown on the l@levisionstation Showli~. 1996 i I liJn of <oill <o,t between l4Jon G.neral Hospital 58 and ?S ('@nb in GrAIl. h.1.eI 55 bed .. n<l.iI.ble County. 1903 durinsWorldWull. 1942 ~ -i.:!eu L.....r of Marion By order of lite IncH ..... wu fealuted in Brave Sbote Assembly, .... Story, • t:ompilation of t:ounty of Grant was stories written by Wodd cn!ated. 1831 War n cOITe6pondent and Indi.na resident Ernie Pyle. 1945 ~, ~ Muion Telephone Co. John connected with Gas City oUId JOMsbol'O. 1M C. AdUlS, IndiiULl's last tI,,"ivinS Union Ciwil War ,e~ran,. died in Jonesboro. 19" ~ Clo,.r L.af Cru...ery Co. of MolriOR produced 2 tons of bullet ewery 24 hoUl'5. 1909 - "become .. dry county. 1909 Oysler Boy Restaurant opened in Motrion at2t2-21.8 South Wuhin,ton Street in Marion. 1882 ~ GrOftt County men volunteered for service tIuouahout the Civil War. 1865 .JJn AUe ... popul .. Chronicle-Tribune writer.tnd founder of the Celebrity Golf Clusie:, died .. I age 58. 1983 .:4r James Byron Dun I was born at the Green Gables Apartments in Marion (cornerOfFour1 .nd McClure Streets). un .gJ- ~i. .gI. ~ion's ~, ~- ~-.ft. ~, ~'dior ~on'. ~in ~.. ~ Free lIt.1il delive.y was James C.uneron, only 5uni.or of the 1m mob Iynchin,.t .... Gr.... County Courthouse, wu ainn a key to the city of M.rion by Mayor Ron Mowery. 1993 Grant County wu .pproved to be repn!senled in the SUle Leaisla~. 1831 ~ ~.town of SllD1uel MeCt ure,. one of ~ Grant County voted to Marion's earliHI resid@nts, ente~ Grant C..... ty.l836 ~ The Independence w.tS I~d out by Oaniel Bayless and O.niel Newkirk. 1851 Van Dewanler was Marion ..ttomey L. Hewitl bom in M.uion. He Cupenter don.ted evenlwtlly was RlIDIed a 550.,..Ot..... Supreme Court Justi('e Community Found.dion .f the United Sbole. by for seholU5hips. 1m President William H.wMd Taft. las, The now ('otIled Gr.... The M.uion School Board. COlatty had • p.pul.ti •• woted 10 st.u1 .f2t f;unities. 1829 construction of South Marion Hiah SchooL 1923 Boots built. ubin The T e.l(:her"~ Journal .dona the Mississinewa Printins Co. oraanized Rinr, where he ntUed in M.rion. 1891 with his f;unily. 1826 - '---- Kim and W.yne The First Baptist Church, Seybold t:omreted i'; tfu desi....ed by uw:hited Samuel Plato, held i15 pairs competition at the Winter Olympi('s held i first ('hurch in the new building. 1913 CalgMy. 1988 Gon...1 D.vid Shunk diH in Marion .llter servin. durin. the Mexican and Civil Wars. 1865 established in the dty 0 Marion. 1890 Kenesaw MOlUlwn lAnd.is wu appointed Commissioner of O..,uized Basebodl. 192. .. ... - .. - .... ... -1 March Moo Sun ~ Ther@were 15,015 telephones in use in Marion duri ... World WorII.1942 Slocum (aI.o called MacoRAquah or '7he White Rose of the MioUni's1, who wu adopted by the Delaware Indians, died in Gr... t County. 18n Wed Tue ~ Major G. W. Shelf! his candidiKY forConSn!ss. 1916 iUlltO IUlCM Retin!d LL Col. Oliver North spoke at T.ylor Univet5ity in Up ....d. 1992 ~idenl ~on'. Soldi ... Home formally o,eaed. 1898 Grover hi#M'riOn Giants Cleveland sianed .. bill detuted Rict.nond est..blishing the 14-61 to win the boys' National Home for st.ate basketball Dis..bled Veter... chilmpionshi.,. 1985 Soldiers in M.ui.OIL 1881 ..... 1997 Fri Sat ~on po.W canie .. made their fint Ihoilil routes. IS9. 10,000 sp«t.tots ,athered on the t:olll'tt.lIIe lawn to see the tedn, of the brush light 1180 ~Fainnounl Mining Co. w,u organized to oblain naturalgu. 1887 ~ ~. H .....k., of Marion was .ppointed Assist.tnt Superintendent of the Chippewillnclian ReseMl,llion in WiscoDfiin. 1898 ~. Former M ..rion resicient The Marlon Elks lodge w,u established. 1891 Madf'lyll Dawill ftplill'lywrote for the "i Lowe Lucy" show, as well iIS for the movie Yours, Mine, and Ours tha.t swred lucille B.1 .. ll74 ~. Thu ~.. -i;lold Pork Pool in .:Jnnounl nali'e and M.uion wu lMDted in Gufield (!'eaiar Jim honor of Olympic filtlC@ Ouis debutetl his new cartoon,. "U.S. Arres, .. in skaters Kim ...d W.ayne: Seybold. 1992 500 newspapers. 1983 ~e. ....... ...... ~'iO' ~ ~G ~ fi,e i .. downlow. A tormdo struck M.vion, Gas City caused over seriously injurins 2 and $500,000 in dam.ge. causing widellpread 1963 dornase. 19411 e Granl County Historic" Society WitS establishf'.t duri", oil meeting .1 Ihe- Marion Publid.ibrolry. ]905 town of H,,,isbu'1l's name was changed to G,s Cily. 1892 W famous drive-in ftsb.urant,. "Custer's LM Sbnd.. Of opened .t Kent ROild itnd the Bypass in Marion. 1947 ~ ~mado .Iruck Mario.. koilli.1 uad injurin,22 500 h00U!!8 were datlYsed or destroyed. U~ ~. ~ Mississinew. lodse, Independent Order of Odd FellOW!! (I.O.O.F.) was esL1blished in Marion. 1851 ~. Mississinewa DiSh Sudie (MoriUl) Rigdon .m Marion's first physician... her identical twin sister, Dr. Willi.un LoDYX, WiIS School was dedicated, born in Guilford consoliclatina the school Motiha (Mor...) Mnsersmith defied the County, North C.uolilY. systell15 of Jonesboro 18]3 .nd Gas Cily. 1951 1 in 200 million odds when they turned 100 years old atuBradner .· ,_ ,,;n, .. ~ ~. ~. ~. ~. The Marion Giants The tit5t .annual MArion Marion Giants defu.ted Muti... ville 311-23 10 win I... boys' state hskelb.n chilmpionship. 1926 T.ylo[' University ofFott W.yne relonted to the town ofU,laftCl. 1893 Waylon's Country Bar opened ib doors to Marion. 1969 Easter Pap...' wu held at Memorial Coliseum,. with 1,501 pe-ople participatin•• 1931 ~ Bones of a maslodon were unea.rthed on the Wycoff fann near Upland. 19'28 defeated Andienon to win the boys' state basketball chiUllpionship. 1986 i , I t1!. Wl·4*4 ; 5 'S ..;o;~ PiFiWi--~_. ~ " ~ ~ :-'-.:.........l ~ A~ ........ ...... ...... ....... .... _ _ ..... ~ Sun Moo Tue 1997 Wed Thu Fri Sat 4.1, ~" ~. ~PO.LtI 4J The Western Union was one of the eulies. newspa.pe:n published in Gr.nt County. 1849 Mexim.. American The Va.n BUl"@npos'office Cafe WD 'Voted holM of opened. 1894 the best h .... burger in Marion. 1976 Se.. i'e e.t..blished • post office in Gas City. 1892 new addilion of I'" M."'on Publi(' Libr• ." WolS declic .. ted. 1992 ~e.s ~ ~Hoo.ie, ~T.C. ~ ~ ~ion" -W .¥.} ~Ph ~OIUliO"ry ~, ~ ~, ~und ~ .;;1. ~, ~. The first comp.ny from ~;on" Gu Round trip from Sw.yzee ~Grant County was built on Fifth Streel SL Louis, Telephone Co. churrd $1.50 for three months of service, or $6.00 for one ye... of service. 1983 fi"I"Ltlkie" mo.ie wu shown in the Indi ..... The.ter. The tille of the movie wu "OnTrial." 1921 of 'i,loin sluk cost 37 cents during World W ... n in Grant County. 194.3 .;1, The town of Landess was plotted by William Llndess. 1882 -- --_.- - ... we,el0S miles of streeD, with .nJy 40 miles pued in MMion. 1942 City's papolalion was 158, but soon would inCl'f!ue to 5,101 due to the Gas Boom. 1892 Millionai ... progrMn filmed a seament aboul M.nioD's Riwerwalk, whi('h wu built with state loit@ry rewenues. 1992 Sims, namesoh for the town of Sims, died .1 the home of J.1Icob Pence. 1848 The only M.1.rion police The first Earth Day WoIS officer .hot ud killed i celebrated throuahout the line of duty was the county. 1978 p.trolman Chaney Boles 194.3 ;!J Grant County's first schoolmaster, William James, WillS birr. to leach at th~ lOS cabin nen Foster Gr.ney.ud. 1829 - - - - -- ~ion" Fish., Body Plant was chos@n as the si'e of a new General Motol'S loolin. center, bringina over 20. new jobs 10 the are.. 1983 - - - Kimball opened the first hosp.". in Marion in a remodeled farm hOU6e. 1896 City was inco",o .."', A tom.do struck Grant as .. city. 1195 County on Palm Sunday killi"l2 .nd injuring 210. 1965 The CoUese of Indiilnil W.. weteran James Campbell opelWd in M.oIriOIL 1848 wu bom. 1763 Munidpal Buildin" fol'mll!rly the Indi.... The.ter, was dedicated. 1981 Clover leaf Creamltry Co. The Marion Easter Pareant celebl'.ted its bottled q _ of milk perdoy. 1'" rtftieth Easler momins produdion. 1987 2,'" fi ..1 fi,.house mustered into service fo the Union army. 1861 ....... Mi&souri,. Wil& '0 0 behind th@lndiillN Thuler. 1874 the Toledo, SL louis anel We&t@mRH. cost $13.04. 1904 W.1lS struck on Eas. Washll1Jlon Slftelln FairmounL 1881 ~ A gas-driven "'bum" came throu,h Gas City from Kokomo (now callecl an automobile). I I - - - - _ ... - _____--.J ...... ...... May 1997 Mon Sun Tue Thu Wed ~Id.nt John Qwn,y Ad .... sianed Marlin Boots' p.tent for 106 Ok:res of.;meI in Grant County. The I...d C08t $1.25 ... acre. 1826 ~ ,k.I.lon of. mastodon wa found on Dora Gift's property neu Lake Galatia in F.innounL 19t4 .gJ. Amos Randle WoilS .ppointed Marion's first bl.ck poli4:e 4:hief. 1988 ~ fi"ll.nn of .0 uri w" 4l..y1 Trum.n .nd Ja<k held in lhe finlGranl Courtney won the County Courthouse. Indi .... sute roller 1835 skating championships. 1968 ~on 0.11 •• M.u<een C.sidy Risk~ .,. audiologist,. visited Marion to promott" her boo .... Patri-=k Gets • Huring Aid. 1995 ~ Ho,le .. House .nd fiB. Baptist Church arc:hited S.unut"l Plato dit"d in LouisviJIe~ Kentucky. 1957 ~sle.l. b.um. Ih. fint INyOr of Muion. 188' ~. Cumberland Covered Bridle, localed in the town of Matthews~ was washt"d downstre.un of tbt ~ssis5inew. Rivt"r. It wu reiumt"d to its 1.1.... ~ ,onlml w .. 1.1 1o constmd the fint Grant County Courthouse. 1833 Fri -id G .. CUy Lond Co. awarded .. <:ontr~t for the construction of the A,,~on Hotel in Gu CUy.1892 ~ fi,,1 C .... 'I.y autolftObile rolled off the Marion uumbly Sat ~on <e,ld.nl 5 .......1 HuUey be.... his trip to Sacr.anenlo, CA, to 5uI'('h for lold. 1849 ~. During World War il, six cans of sreen bNdS cost 85 cents. 1943 line with an all steel body. 1946 ~. ~ ~I.m ~ ~- ~- ~'Y ~. On Hill paduate Laurell ~on_ld's in M ..lon The first ....tificial lisht plant was built in Marion from the winnings of. $Z.OO Jo~t)· tid.et that wu wo,1h $10,oot. 1877 G<een <ellred wilh the distinction of being Marion's fint black postmilSIer. Molo .. Works loc.ted: in M.uion. 190, .. ~ ~. ~ ~nlo"'1913 ~. ~uel ~ ~on Halley's Com"t w.u obSt"nM by Gr...t County residents as it p.assed its neuest point to Euth. 1910 The town of Hurisbur"g (now Cu City) wu I.id out by John S. Hams. 1867 -- The M.rion-Gr.nt Coun!" YMCA WiIS es...blished. 1891 M,Clure', slo .... eventually tM IadiUlS' hadin. post- opened to the publk 1834 dly ofM.non w .. Mouion hold 2 daily formally OID'Ied for newspapers; the Revolution,uy Wu momin. Lt"ade....Tribune, iUtd the Gen@r" FPJU:is Marion" the "Swounp Fox.· 1931 evening Chronicle. 1943 A fire d.Dlolged the block of Third and W.shinston Streets in Marion. n.Ii •• BMb... Sue CroSSDYIl Porter's novel Is)"'" Dawn was published under her surname,. AnneH.. HuHon. 1987 ........... 1<. b.Iw••n the towns of FolinnoUllt and MaHhews b".oUL 1895 Smilt" _ Civil War veteran,. was tht" first pen;.on 10 be buried in Marion National Cemelery. 1891 Gl"iUtt County's first prosMati.... Attorney wuH.G<esJ.l833 K. Hounillon visiled Million to -=elebrate the publishing of her novel, Nighlst"er. 1992 Major G.W. Steele wu nomi,..Ied fOI" Conaress. 1906 , I sold 111,018 Dlt"at pollies, 16,000 .,.-.I.ofl mn<h fries and 87,800 Bli-=es of cheese duri... the month ofM.,.. 1977 ---, June Man Sun iJ first format grad. school w.u opl"ned by William Jllmes. 182' ~and's old.51 clu.... the Y.W.!. Club- ftlebrated. its 50th ...niWll!rsary. 1968 Wed Tue ~ Sh•• t., a noti., of Fairmount, WiI$ n.uned the Director of theNational Hurncolfte eeniel'. 1988 1997 Thu h:J lidio li,t,n... in Gr.nt Morion D,mocrat Herald,. the f::ounly's firs County listened to WL\'\I nt!W5paper, wu issued. of Cincitlrulti, WLS of 1842 Chic•• o, and WOWO of Fort Wayne. 1943 Fri ~ion" Ri •• rwalL (alan, the Mississinewa Ri ver) w¥ dediciitM. 1991 Sat ~ATR.diO ofMarion !Came on the air. Ita studio wu localed in the Reened. Buildin,. 1 M7 i ~ popul.tion of the iowa. of Point Is.b",1 Wil!l 82. 1996 ~ Buren's lotg.. t oil ,usher put forth 2,50' burels of oil per dilY. 1896 ~ first re,id'nt of Filirmount Towruthip w.s Josi.m Dille. 1829 kW. Marion's Kl'nesaw Wnnount Townohip'. Mountain Landis, the post office dosed. 1848 Commissioner of O ......,ized Bol5ebil11, was liaL.d 10 the 1919 Block Sox IKandal. 1919 ~.pner'" A I.borer for the Iodi..... General Senice Co. ma4e 15 cents per hour. 1987 ~i'i1 War .... r... were livinl in GrUlI County, includillJ 103 year old lloyd. Fisher. 1935 I I I ~. ~ S..ndy's Resl.1urmt in Pierce Grocery in Marion 'IVa the first Jonesboro WiIS featured source of fet food in the on the lndi.uapolis county. 1958 Ch.uute16 News in honor of the store's 100th birthday. 1986 ~ The n.une of the town of Xenia waa chan~ to Converse. 1892 ~.. ~. "Hollywood Premiere" The town of jonesboro's waa the final population 'IV_ 1,,178. performance held ..t the 1942 Indiana Thealer before i dosed. 1971 ~ A~s~apUttrumed2 turkeys from Howell Smith for 58 cents in Jonesboro. 1842 ~ G .. City Hi.torical I Sodety revived the diy's .....ual "Jubilee Days" I festival. 1'" I ~. ~. N otlh H ..rris, founder of ~ The first birth of a white ~. M.tthews' post office was ~ FainnountTownship's The naturM au rale in HanisbUlJ. wa bom. 1821 Matthews w_ 5 cents per month for lights. 1908 child recorded in the tlrea now cil11ed GrMlt County was Ih..t of M..,Uu. Renbuger. 1827 esl.tbli5hecl. 1895 first post office wu esl.1blished in the log c.. bin home of Solomon Thomaa. 18441 .;zJ Actress Julia Roberts and sinprLyle Lovett were married at SL James lutherm ChUtth in Marion by the Rev. Mark CulsolL 1993 ~ There were 54 ChUKheS located. in Marioa. 1M2 I , I I ~. The Second Addition to G;t8 City wu recorded. 1892 ~ 'orn.... tono w .. l.id for the second Grant County Courlhouse. ISSI 1 July Mon Sun 1997 Wed Tue iJu wo,Lers ,onverted lb!il well wu found .1 464 miles of narrow V.tII Buren,. bringin, in saup rAilro.d tr.ck to 500 b.ne" a doy. 1895 stAndard ,.up track in the county. 1881 Thu Fri ~ion" Ri.ed.,1 ••• nls, held .t Matter P.ark, Weft postponed due to heuy flooding of the Mi&sissinewolll Rivu. 1993 ~ "e,.so temp.,.lu<e in Grant County durin, the month of July WilS 90S F. 1983 ~ firsl .nnual G,anl County amateur pit tourney Wt18 won by Merrill Johnson. 1929 lU. Milrion's 4 hotels offered 351 rooms 10 the public. 1942 .;.J A bear hunl w.s held in the town of V ilD Bllren. 1902 ~" The lst .. unual Grant County Medical Women's Awdli.ary ice cre.m sod.1 wu held. Sat ~b"linl ~ fgJ,Martin ~Indi.n,polis ils 100lh birthday, Gas City had " ·dilJ~in" ilt the city haJl lawn to try to find the missins sa yeu-old. time cilpsule (that hun't beet! found 10 date). 199'2 SL de POfl'@S Center SoupKikhen founder Carolyn Watson died. 1987 1968 G,.nl County Medic" Society was formed in Ihe office of Drs. W illi.nl .nd C. LomoiX in MarlOIL 1848 I (",;lOchial! in the Western, Assod.lion (pro I baseb"" league) was transferred to the town of Mo1tthew~. 1901 I ~. ~. ~. ~ ~. ~ ~ ~, Bill Green.. the most ~DiStribUtiOn ~. ~ ~ion .;;J ~Ko~omo, The town of Jonesboro hH: at one time three streets called Main Stn..L 1877 successful boys buketb.l1 coach in the history of Marion Hiah School, wu bom. 1934 l£I M.uion's popuLdioR was 12,07'. 19M Mother Jones spoke from Sinaer Bob Dyl.n, a Jane Production at Crosley the Courthouse steps on DUll fan., visited the Motors ended after &eMU of Colorado Fairmount Historical Gener." Tire housht .. miners. 1904 Museum., Park Cemetery controlling interest in ~ the Winslow home. the company. 1952 1988 The Quo1kers blew up • buml down in Gu City. The saloon belongin, to Irill smoke could be seen as Smith ofM.ttiolL 1887 far itWay as Indi.tnlipolis and Fort Woyne. 1993 ~- ,.dio show "Moon "Garfield" cl'l':ator Jim River" was populu dab!: Davis was bom in entertainment in Gl'o1I1t M.triolL 1945 County. 194J ~ The cost of runruns the County and Orphan'! Asylum for one year Will $5,811.91. 1890 ConsreSSnt.1R G.W. Steele .nnounced the authorization of the .r.nch home for diNbled volunteer soldiers. 1888 ~on" P ....mounl Theater opened on Sout Washington Street 19'29 ,.,idenl loi, 8&11115, • WAC member durinC WWII.. worked a the base in Los AloUnos, New Mexico, when the first atomic bomb tested. 1946 w. ~. ~1Ie.J.ble Iron WOl'ks opened in Marion. 1888 Mississinew. G ... tt. Famous quilt-m.d.er begu publicoiltiOIl in M ...ie Daugherty Grant Coanly. 1854 Webster was born in Wabash. 1859 The airls' s .. te baseball ch.un.pions wete the Upland R.d , ..k.ls. 1948 Ma,jon and Webster Co.lntefUrb.n ran its tirst 1-.n into M.rion. 1905 I August Moo Sun Tue 1 .... - Wed Thu 1997 Fri lin! 4Mk.. Area V o«tional Technicod Center opened for student orientation. 1982 Township', first land @ntrywas mtlde by Williun Hiatl 1826 ~ ..gJand native Jani<e -tilhew. w .. home to 11 The county was fotnt.1l1y n.1Imed Grant County in Crouse joined President glus (actorie. with .. G@orse Bush's speech honor of Samuel and monthly pqlOlI of 60,000 people. 1900 Moses GranL 1831 writina teiUfl in W .. hingto", D.C. 1992 ~. V Buren's Bob iln ~SailajaM. Bla<kmon I b@(atne the first black woman OB/Gyn doctor to join the st.aff .t Muion-General Hospital. 1995 ~Ob ~Kin., ~ ~ The free delivery of mail ~. The til'5. railrud to enter lynching took place .t the Grutt County Courthouse., Idllina two men. 1930 Fincutnon won the second .uanWll Community Service Award. and wou also n ....ed a Silsamore of the Wabash by Gov. Sat a nati.e of GrAllt County,. b«ame the first Pillsburp Pit.tes player to hit two homeruns in one inning. 1995 .;,I.rty of Marion residents set out for SOlIn FrUicisco in it truck buH by the Indian. Truck Co of Marion. F" ,R.vh. , .... ~ h};J The populottion of M.uion "G'llrfield" cre.tor Jim had pown 10 26,767 Davis Vi8i~d Ed's people. 1M2 Country Madel in Gu City to promote the store. 1985 ~ There were almost four thousAnd oil wells in Grant County. 1901 ~, The Grant County OclopMrian Club raised ~ 101 cabin to house old relics in M.Uer Park. 19. ~ jonesboro's oldest building, the Occidental Hotel, burnt down. II was 150 yean old. 1988 .gJ ~. Fifteen pounds of poLitoe The James Dean Story, .. cosl3. C:'I!nb. 1943 movie .bout hia lif~ WolS first shown publi~l,) in !\.f.irion's Pilrounount becaQl@ normal thro"lhout Grant County. 19G'2 Grant County went to Section 1 in Jefferson Township. 1~7 The.ter. 1957 ~. ~. Richl.nd Township's fint The first train in Groant Imd entry w.u made by County, Indian.1 Central isH( Baldwin. 1847 Engine No. 28, reached Upland in Jefferson Township. 1S67 ~, ~. ~ The Octolenari.ut Club's C..pl G. W. Steele crossed Mary Jane WW, Oluthor log cabin was completed atMaUerParl. 1908 prohibition;s! Carrie Nation visited MOlrioR. 1902 the Atlantic Ocun in • recordSl hours while in a dirigible. 1927 0 The Snake Pit, was bom in FainnounL 1905 ~d;ah ~. ~ ~ing ~. ~, MMie Daulherty Webster Willi.un S. HOlmes was Arby's Restaurant opened 12,208 school children in M.trion. 1968 weft enrolled in Grant County schools. 1987 Upland', Centenni.d celebration.. permit for men to aIYn co.t 52.00. 1967 quilt-maker, died in Princelo", N.J. 1956 Jone., founder 0 Jonesboro, died in .. cabin that is still sUnding in Jonesboro. 1856 elected to become the county's first sheriff. 1835 I ... - !I!!!!!!I -"---"--~------- ""--" ~ ) September Moo Sun Tue ~ee ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ Monon ce.;dent .....d Ford. Edstl promote G.yle Wamolkts book, The Edsel Af£ti,...Wh.. 1 Wen' Wrong1'was released. t981 first <ouet On Geant County) of ilIty kind w.s held at the ho~ of Da\lid Branson. 1831 first macc;lg. H«ns. WitS issued in Grant County 10 John Smith .nd Mouy Ana ThOD1..s of F.irmount. 1131 op",ned with iUl enrollment of 40 studenls. 1885 ~ TaylorUni"eesity Wiil5 esl.1blished by the Northern IndiiillUl Methodist Conference. 1846 Wiil8 ~ plotted. 1895 In honor of the 25th anniYl"rsary of James Dean's dealh,. ador Mntin Sheen dediciilted 01 bronze sUr neu Deo1n'8 birlhpl..ce in M ...iolL 19S1 softball teillll Wiil5 unsuccessful in competing for the World Softball Chiilmpionship in Portlilnd, OresolL 19411 1997 Thu Fri Sat ~cdec ~ ~.cson ~ ~ ~o, ~. 41, ~ Pow",11 Croslt"y, Jr., ~, Philip MilUer deed",d 30 Marion HiSh School enrollment climbed 10 • total of 1,132 students. 1923 The first Busint"ssm.1n's The town of M.tthews T..k~u.ah, wit", of th", The town of New Cumbecl ...d (now SIJ"Ht Fair WitS held in held ib first annu.d respected Miuni Indi... Matthews) was laid out Motth.ws. 1901 Covered. Bridte Festinl. chief Mt"shinpmesioJ,. by Robert S.mders. 1833 1969 died. 1879 ;;1. ~. ~, The Marion Dodgers The Fainnount At:i1demy The town of Mltthews -- Wed Catholk Chuc<h wos i d e W;m.m, and Jeery eswblished in M.ui.on. GliUtville of the 1885 Houston Oilers "isii@d lite Fairmount Hiatoriu Museum 4IInd P ....k Cemetery. 1988 natu ..t sas supply bel"" to f4..i1 in Matthews. 1983 .--------~,-----.-~ --.--"-"-------.~------~.~------ < to .... more Nearly 3~'08 people rubber titeS, the speed pi14::ked the Roy.... Grand limit in Muion was Theater in M.vion to reduc~ to 35 mph. 1944 walch 6 ""udeville ",cis perform. l'U town ofM;ee was I'; alit by Chutes PukeI' and John P. SLClair. 1848 founder of Crosley Motors, WiU born. 1886 ~. Marion businessmiiln and ~, The first toll roiild in Hotel Spencer owner M",clin J. Loew died o1t ase 85. 1981 Indi.utiil Wiil5 constructed di\ljdin8 Wo1buh and Grant Counties. 1867 Uruvers;ty enrollment was 400 wit ex-GJ.'s making extell5iYl" use of their Gl. Bill bonefits. 1946 acres of the Frazier fAnn to tJu. city ofMmoR 10 develop a park. 1892 Townsh;p was orpnized. 1831 i Bob Sheets, F.llirmount naU ... provided I information to th", U.S. when Humcan", Gilbert strucL 1988 Wound of bananas cost 10 cenb in GroUtt County. 194;1 ~, M ...ion's Jim Gallagher, ~. The first iilIUluill Je....1.,... .... U.S. defend its Ryder Cup title in Sutter Coldfield, England. 1993 Fairmount "'Mtuewn Diil)'S" festival honorin, Jo1mes DeAlt Wiil5 held. 1975 ~oe Jam" D.an was killed while driving his Poeschl" Spyder in California.. just hoW'S .fter sisnillJ the I.rrest contract in Hollywood history. 1955 ---- --" ~ October Moo Sun Tue Wed .;..I. ~ ..:.dn•• ~ W"BUZZ' ~ ~. .gI. ~. ~iS. ~. ~ ~ first ,ofib .. t ,ame pl..,ed .It Memorial Field in Marl,n ended i .. tie belweenMarion .nd Peru. 192) w. W.b.te,', ho",e in The popul,;ltion of M.ttJtews 567. 1990 Million was tUl'tl4!!d over to the Quilte .... HoIl of Eame to be refurbished. 1992 The first regular tr~n of the Pennsylvania RR pused thtouah Muion. 1867 ~. B",W11, .iote< of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, spoke in Marion .boutdomestic violence. 1995 A train ride on the Muior U Gr.nt County men Bluffton .nd £.stem pused their T radion Co. from pre-indudion tests for L.ndess to VoJ.n Buren serwi4:e in the US cost 5 cents. 1905 MJtiLuy. 1944 ~ Thu ~ first annual Friends of the Arts Expo and Home Tour was held .t 2611 Huntington Roold, Marion. 1995 The first Gr.mt County FAir wu held on Washin,ton Stree~ south of the r.ulroad. 1853 ~e ~. W1. ~ ~ ~, ~w.... ~, JoICob Busher, founder of ~'t,"ction ~. ~, ~. ~ Mmon hold 17.5 miles of eledric streek.v system in use. 1942 the town of Upland., died. 1911 ~. A sinkhole on Slate ROold 26 Rl"ar Fairmount ('aused .1 ....'" p.ut of tJu roild to cave in. 1939 than 250,000 c.... 0 pre~erved vepLtbles were distributed from Mou1on throupout the yur. 1931 Gr... one of the n.unesakes af Grant County, wu bom. 1768 The town of Sweetser's population was 153. lU8 A snow storm struck The Idyl Wild Roller Palate opened in South without waminlJ in Marion, on Meridian Grilld County, leavin. citizens str.uad.ed .vound SI,..L 1937 the county. 1836 ._- -_. __ ._- PGA aolfer and Muion native Jim G ..........., J ... won hia laqrest toaarnament- the PGA Tour Championship- in San FnncilK:o. 1"3 The bounty for it wolf in Grant County wu St40. 1840 rHor.;'Radn8 Trilck was Kbblished. 1921 , I I --- ......--------..--------................................ ---------------------- Schricker, a. Demon•• colndidale for the U.S. Senate; s,ok@".t the M.rion Annof)'. 1944- on G<ant Barley and. Spencer starte The U pIolnd Bilnk was County's New iI floW' mill in the old established. 1943 Cumberlilltd Conred Sweetser Elevator. IBM Bridge in MaHhews was completed. 1879 Almeron H. Crannel, the Marion ptoJ.nts conhibuted Wuhinlon Street in dto1tl'lpion 8u driller .vtillery shells, bomb M.trion was known at from Hanford City, died paris, lights for ahi pa, one time as the lotlJJ8t at the M.vion Soldiers ra.dios for .tirpt.nes .nd ,ned roa.d in Indialtil. Home. 1950 paper goods to the war 1920 effort. 1943 -_. Sat ~emorHen'Y BiU', "Historic Wild West and Gft.' F. E.ut EthnoloJica. CORgt'dS" presented lwc shows in M.iarion. 19M first "nd.,Uhr in th county Wti ls';'ah Cox. 1841 Fri ~e. ~ first ann"oI Am •• 1s OUobetfnl wu hl"ld at the Amwets Post 5 in MoitiolL 1994 Oyler, a M.uion INlti"e. plilyed for the World Baseb"'l Ch ......pions Detroit Tigers in the World Series. 1968 1997 ... ~"" " November Sun Tue Moo 1997 Thu Wed Fri ~. ~els" The Froehde Mobile Home WitS lot Wol5 destroyed by • fire th.t also destroyed 35 homes the,.. 1974 ~dS Slocum w .. slole, from he.. PelUt5ylv.rua home by the Delawue Incl.....1 the age of 5. 1778 ~. The town of Point Isotbel was plotted by M.M. Kil . .,.. 1876 ~, The North Park MaJl due to The Mmon School Board o1nnounced. pJOInS to merge Tucker Area Yo. Te£h. Center with Ivy Tech Collese. 1994 "hools dos.d outbreu of Aft sCo1l'let fewer. 1904 ~nlin PeHif'cd w .. elected to the Grant County C.-'unlit, beeaminl the first black ever elect.d t. .. county-wide .ffice. 1982 ~. The Boy Scouts O .... tionw&5 esblblished. i. MariOIL 1911 ..uz.. fgJ. ~ Ow.ns-illinio. GI.. , lid.d aulho, JOAq uin Milftufadurer in G48 Miller wrote an article City announced it would for The Chronicle about close in December. 1982 his home in Liberty, nul' Jalap •. 1887 ~. J.unes Whitcomb Riley S.,e a reo1diOJ ,ll the Indian.. Thuler in Ma.rion. 1903 ~ George .wd Eva Craw boulht the Milton Wright fum (f.. ther of aviators Onille and Wilbur WriShl) ne.... F.innounL 1948 ~ ~ ~ ~ J..mes Whikomb Riley, ~. The International Samuel McClure Sr. was Nu.rly uery stolte in the born in South C .. rolin.t. country was sellins the He built the st"c:ond mill Fconomy Box ad Pie in the county. 1777 Ptlh" Co.'s products, made in ManolL 1906 The Molrion Country Club Solinl Paul's C.lholi, (now Meshinpmesia Church Element.uy opened in north MuiolL 1978 Country Club)! opened School bes.. n in the with. nine-hole solf church b"sement on course. 1907 South Adams Street in MariolL 1909 ~. Sat ~ The town of Matthews was incorpor.t@d. 1902 ~ ~ M.rion Melropolil ... Police gue its first &.11. 1911 County'. second newspaper, The Meuaae,. begut pUblication. 1845 WoIkwoy of Ushis display .t Matter Puk i Mmon wu initially lit up for public viewins1'93 ~olulion.'YW" veier.m Isuc Sudd.th died in Fairmount.t age 99. He was buried in Bethel Cemetery. 1854 ~e Moore beCame Ihe tint man in Marion rustol)' to be ele.::ted 10 a third term .5 mayor of Marion. 1983 ~. ~ ~ ~on.' ~MiorniIndians ~. Th@ post office formerly 4 r.ulroads pused throul c:<1.Iled DaUu had its Marion: the Chts.peal ....m@ chanpd to J....p... and Ohio, Pima, NY 1849 Centra.l and the Nickel Pl .... 1942 all Indi4na.uthor, wrote his poe ...... "A Rainy Morning. "while staying in M.riolL 1877 ~I Woodside, the home d •• is-d by _hi ..ct Pronk Lloyd Wri,hl in M.uion,. wu buill by 0 .. Richud Davis. U5S relinquished .11 rishts t. renW.nin,lands in Indi........ except for specific reHno1tiOh5. 1840 Long-time formt"r Marion Commwtily Sc:hools Superintendent, Orwille Hooker, died. 1972 Inlern.lion.1 WoIkwoyofLi,hls elis,'", will be turned on fo .. the new ChrisiDYs season. 1997 Grouncl for the new ,cience buildina .t T.ylor University woes broken by remote ('ontrol. 1965 ~ December Moo Sun ...:d first house in Fairmount WiIS ewned by John Benbow. 1833 ~., Leroy« Howell died on the U .S.S. Arizo .....t Purl Harbor. The Gas City VFW post is ruuned for HoweJl. 1941 ~. The Veterans Administriltion Hospita announced the completion of a new treatment hospiW, inc::reasins bed capilcity 10 1,160. 1944 ~. The second highest employer in Grant County WiIS Thomson Comunter Electronis, which makes color television picture tubes. 1988 ~. The town of Fairmount was plotkd by DilI\Iid Stanfield. 1850 Tue ~n Mishle, of G •• City lind in bamboo care above his garage for wet"ks to protest the lifting of trade embarso .,ains' Vietnam. 1992 ~ 1997 Thu Wed Fri Sat ~F.;'mount h:.J ~ ~ ~, Major G.W. Steele w.s The Pl'esbyterian Church ~on ,I,.els we,. ill uminated by Marion born in FayeUe County, H. S. basketb". tum played .... 33 B.tmes of its seuon with the 8.me buketball. 1919 !.ide thou. and men from Fairmount held its first town of Jo.e,bo,o town etedions. 1870 throuShout the counly W4U laid out ~ Obadiilh participated in World Jones, its. namesake. W.,I. 1f17 1837 Queen City St'eet Railway was sranted a franchise to operate eleciric can in Marion. 189i1 in Marion w;u dedicated. 1984 ~Mtrion Publi, Libr..,. wu dedicated. 1902 men: ....nta. 1985 ..;.!po.e, Cole Pod., r.gululy It.velled. by train from his home in P,uu 10 the Mouion Conserv .. tory of Mut>ic for violin les50n5. 1898 [ndioiUl&. 1839 ~ ~ ~nty-'iX ~. ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ew ~ ~ A major snow storm ~. ~ion" ~Iexpenditu<es Monon Chi, The.t., The respected Miami InditUl chief, de ....ted. ib bleat at the Meshinsomesiol, died. Holel Spencer i. 1879 Mmon. 1951 M.non 5'.0.1 Bow Sutter's Quality Chekd voted to build the Dairy w.as established Tucker Area Votatiorutl by John Suite,. 1929 T echnical Ca~er Cenler. 1980 lost fi.e..,d dime stOft, J.J. Newbeny, cI.sed. 1982 daily t,';ns The BiitUe of Charles Luvy and Sons, The McClure Coal brousht and took away Missillosinew. took place an early county srot:er CompiUly ..eaan al 720 people and products in neu Jalilpil. 1812 who specialized in mea~ North WilShinston Street,. whi.:h eventually GrtUlt County before the d.ilZZled crowds with its ewolved into present-da) ilutomobile "e.:ame Christmill displilYS. McClure Oil more accessible. 1909 1893 Corporation. 1917 Sine and Debbie Cui of M.,ion-Gen.,.1 Hospital Will completed Marion b@c.urte parents on a hill that owerlooks on Chrislme Day for the city. 1f17 the second time. The odds of this happenins iIIf'e 3.9 billion to one. 1982 ~. The post office at the V.A. fo' Grillnt County, including HospitaJ closed with salaries, was $168.01. futun!: mail service 1835 provided by the M.rion posul service. 1954 call1ed much .tamap to telephone and le1ear.ph wires. 1895 The ROldemaker f.unily DliIRuftitured "pop" or 50ft drinks before the Coc.colil Co. came to Mtrion. 1896 ) Bibliography Allen, Glen. "A Touch d Nostalgia." Chronicle-Tribune. Marion, IN. Baldwin, Edgar M., ed The Making of a Township. Fairmount, IN: Edgar Baldwin Printing Co., 1917. Cavinder, Fred D. The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1985. Colton, Pierce. Grant County and Who's Who. Marion, IN: The Special Co., 1909. Combination Atlas Map of Grant County Indiana. Chicago, 1877. Grant County Jr. Historical Society. A Century of Development: Grant County Indiana. Marion: Grant County Jr. Historical Society, 1937. Hall, Milford. Histon' of Landess, Indiana. Landess: Milford Hall, n.d. 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