Land Ordinance of 1785 1785, May 20 |
The Ordinance of 1785 established the process of land procurement by settlers in the new western lands. The land was surveyed and laid out in township and sections for purchase by settlers. The Ordinance helped raise money for the new United States since direct taxation was not legal at the time under the new Articles of Confederation. The system is still in use today.
Source: James H. Madison, Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2014), 30-31.
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Northwest Ordinance passed by Congress 1787, Jul 13 |
![]() Source: Indiana Historical Bureau, "Governing the New Land," Indiana Historian, March 1, 1999, 5.
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Indiana Territory created 1800, Jul 4 |
Source: George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong, Indiana Historical Collections Vol XIX: Indiana Boundaries (Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford Printing Co., 1967), 138.
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Treaty of Ft. Wayne enacted 1809, Sep 30 |
Source: Russ F. Lockridge, Sr., The Story of Indiana (Oklahoma City, OK: Harlow Publishing Corp, 1951), 152-153. more...
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Croghan's Kentucky Rangers get orders 1811, Aug 28 |
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First land sales in Bloomington 1816, Sep 26 |
George Ritchey, George Hedrick, David Rogers, and Joseph Taylor purchase the first tracts of land in what will become the city of Bloomington.
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 452.
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Indiana becomes 19th state 1816, Dec 11 |
Indiana becomes the 19th state of the United States of America.
Source: George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong, Indiana Historical Collections Vol XIX: Indiana Boundaries (Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford Printing Co., 1967), 12.
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Monroe County Established 1818, Jan 14 |
Monroe County, named for President James Monroe, is formed by state statute to be effective 10 Apr 1818. Monroe is taken from Orange County.
Source: George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong, Indiana Historical Collections Vol XIX: Indiana Boundaries (Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford Printing Co., 1967), 600.
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First County Commissioners meeting 1818, Apr 10 |
The first recorded meeting of the Monroe County Commissioners is held at the dwelling house of Abner Blair. The court ordered 12 townships and the town of Bloomington be laid out. The area of the public square is defined and Benjamin Parks, agent of the county, is ordered to place a stone at each corner of the square. The county agent is also directed to advertise lots for sale in the town of Bloomington.
Source: Commissioners' Record Monroe County, Indiana: Volume A 1818-1824, Transcription (Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1940), December 31, 1969, 1-9.
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Indian Creek Township Established 1818, Apr 13 |
Indian Creek township is established by the Monroe County Commissioners and is located in southwest and western Monroe County.
Source: Commissioners' Record Monroe County, Indiana: Volume A 1818-1824, Transcription (Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1940), 2.
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Clear Creek Township established. 1818, Apr 13 |
Clear Creek township in southern Monroe County is established by Monroe County Commissioners.
Source: Commissioners' Record Monroe County, Indiana: Volume A 1818-1824, Transcription (Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1940), 2.
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Bean Blossom township is organized. 1818, Apr 13 |
Monroe County Commissioners organize the township of Bean Blossom located northwest and west of Bloomington.
Source: Commissioners' Record Monroe County, Indiana: Volume A 1818-1824, Transcription (Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1940), 2.
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Bloomington Township Established 1818, Apr 13 |
The Monroe County Commissioners establish the township of Bloomington named for the town of Bloomington.
Source: Commissioners' Record Monroe County, Indiana: Volume A 1818-1824, Transcription (Indianapolis: The Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1940), 2.
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Bloomington's first public land sales 1818, Jun |
The first public land sale or auction of lots in the new town of Bloomington takes place on June 22 & 23, with Henry Wampler, E. R. Maxwell, and Jonathan Nichols among the buyers.
Source: Charles Blanchard, The Heritage Collection History and Biography: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana (F.A. Battey & Co. Publishers, 18884), 453.
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Log Courthouse Completed 1818, Aug |
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 382. more...
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Treaty of St. Mary's-New Purchase 1818, Oct 6 |
![]() Source: Russ F. Lockridge, Sr., The Story of Indiana (Oklahoma City, OK: Harlow Publishing Corp, 1951), 198.
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Brick Courthouse Work Begun 1819, Jun |
A contract with John Ketchum is signed for construction of a new permanent courthouse on the public square.
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 383.
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Log schoolhouse built 1819, Jul |
A log schoolhouse is built near Seventh Street and College Avenue.
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 470.
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State legislature chooses Monroe County for state seminary 1820, Jan 20 |
The state legislature passes an ordinance to locate two Indiana townships, one in Monroe County, for state seminaries.
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 477. more...
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Seward & Company Opens 1821, Sep |
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Monroe County boundary change 1821, Dec 31 |
Land purchased under the the Indian Treaty of St. Mary's in 1818 opens a portion of the county north and east of the "Ten o'clock Line" which had been the original boundary. The added land is opened for settlement.
Source: George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong, Indiana Historical Collections Vol XIX: Indiana Boundaries (Indianapolis: Wm. B. Burford Printing Co., 1967), 602-603.
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Baynard Hall first professor and principal 1823, Nov |
Source: David Demarre Banta, History of Indiana University (Bloomington: Indiana Memorial Volume, 1921), 20-24.
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"Indiana Gazette": first printing 1824, Oct 30 |
The "Indiana Gazette", moved from Corydon to Bloomington, is the first newspaper printed here.
Source: Donald Carmony, "Pioneer Press in Indiana," Indiana History Bulletin., October 1, 1954, 208-209.
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Indiana Seminary opens its doors 1825, Apr 3 |
Source: Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Volume 1 Early Years (Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, 1970), 31.
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Salt Creek township established 1825, May |
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'B\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1832), 19.
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Courthouse completed 1826 |
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 382-383. more...
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First commercial quarry opens 1827 |
First commercial limestone quarry is opened by Richard Gilbert, 3/4 mi south of Stinesville, Monroe County.
Source: "Limestone Foundation For Stinesville," Joseph A Batchelor, An Economic History of the Indiana Oolitic Limestone Industry (Indiana University Bloomington school of business, 1944), July 6, 1955, 8.
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Bloomington incorporated as town 1827, Mar 5 |
Source: Charles Blanchard, The Heritage Collection History and Biography: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana (F.A. Battey & Co. Publishers, 1884), 463. more...
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Daniel Stoute House built 1828 |
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Indiana Seminary becomes Indiana College 1828, Jan 24 |
Indiana College established from Indiana Seminary.
Source: Woodburn, James A. History of Indiana University Volume I, 1820-1902. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 1940. p32
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Andrew Wylie elected president of Indiana College 1828, Oct 5 |
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 477. more...
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Richland Township established 1829, Jul |
Richland township is established from Bean Blossom township.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'B\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1832), 207.
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Washington Township Established 1829, Jul |
Washington township, named to honor George Washington, is established in northern Monroe County by ordinance of the county commissioners.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'B\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1832), 207.
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Perry Township established 1830, May |
Perry township is established from the original Seminary township created for use as the State College lands. Perry is named for Oliver Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'B\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1832), 246.
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Benton Township created from Jackson township 1833, May |
The new Benton township is created from Jackson township by a line "dividing the land and people as equally from north to south as maybe allowing the eastern part to retain the name of Jackson and calling the western half Benton." Thomas Hart Benton, the US senator from Missouri, is the new township's namesake.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'C\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1839), 111-112.
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Richland Platted and Renamed Ellettsville 1837, Feb 13 |
Richland is mapped and platted but renamed Ellettsville when the name of Richland has already been used as an Indiana post office. The town is renamed for Edward Ellett, an original settler and businessman.
Source: Commissioners Book F: Monroe County, Indiana, 117.
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Van Buren township established 1837, Mar |
Van Buren township, named for President Martin Van Buren, is established in western Monroe County from Richland and Indian Creek townships.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'C\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1839), 275.
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Request for poor farm 1838 |
Citizens of Monroe County ask county commissioners for a poor farm.
Source: Pam Service, "Karst Farm Park Once Site of Poor Farm," Herald Telephone, May 3, 1990.
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Indiana College becomes Indiana University 1838, Feb 13 |
![]() Source: James Albert Woodburn, History of Indiana University: Volume I: 1820-1902 (Bloomington: Indiana University, 1940), 110.
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Bloomington charter enacted 1845, Jan 13 |
![]() Source: Charter of the Town of Bloomington (1845)
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Marion township created 1845, Aug |
Marion township is created from the northern part of Benton township in northeast Monroe County. The southern boundary of Marion is along the Bean Blossom creek.
Source: Monroe County, IN, Monroe County Commissioners Book \'D\' (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1846), 539.
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Wolfe begins selection of land 1852 |
A public notice is printed that Benjamin Wolfe, Esq. and a county agent in Monroe County is authorized to select 4166 acres of land, by virtue of congress, approved July 12, 1852, for the benefit of the State University.
Source: Daily Ohio Stateman, November 27, 1852.
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Common school fund is established 1852 |
The Indiana state legislature passes a law establishing common school funds, ending the tuition system.
Source: Fletcher Harper Swift, A History of Public Permanent School Funds in the United States 1795-1905 (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911), 261.
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Railroad comes to Ellettsville 1853 |
Source: Marion Jacobs, "Ellettsville A Village Grows Where Once a Wilderness Stood Untouched," The Journal, September 12, 1962, 1. map
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Railroad enters Bloomington 1853, Oct 11 |
The New Albany and Salem railroad is built into Bloomington. The railroad was finished through the county by the following summer. A celebration of opening was held on July 4, 1854 in New Albany.
Source: George W. Hilton, Monon Route (Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1978), 18.
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J.D. Showers comes to Bloomington 1856 |
Source: History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions (Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Co., 1914), 609. more...
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City government dissolved 1858, Jan |
Bloomington citizen's held a vote to dissolve the city as a corporation. They were motivated by unfair taxes and poor road conditions.
Source: Charles Blanchard, The Heritage Collection History and Biography: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana (F.A. Battey & Co. Publishers, 1884), 465,466.
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Catholics celebrate first Mass in church 1864, Jul 19 |
![]() Source: Mary A Waldron Ph. D., History of St. Charles Catholic Church: Including an Early Synoptic History of the County and City (Bloomington: Catholic Diocese, 1934), 22.
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Annual appropriations begin for IU 1867, Mar 8 |
The Indiana legislature enacts annual appropriations for Indiana University
Source: IU Chronology, Libraries.edu, 1867. more...
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First woman I.U. student 1867, Sep |
Source: Thornbrough, Emma Lou. Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850-1880. Vol. 3. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau & Historical Society, 1965. Pp. 507-08. more...
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Opera House is built 1868 |
Source: City of Bloomington Interim Report: Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (Bloomington: City of Bloomington, 2004), 50.
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Central School opens 1873, Sep |
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First woman superintendent elected 1874 |
Source: Alpha Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma, Margaret Hemphill McCalla: 1836-1912 (1942), 9. more...
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Central High School completed 1875 |
Source: Charles Blanchard, Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co, 1884), 471. more...
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Bloomington narrowly incorporated as a city 1876, Jul |
The citizens of Bloomington vote 184 for to 169 against to incorporate the town as a city.
Source: Charles Blanchard, The Heritage Collection History and Biography: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana (F.A. Battey & Co. Publishers, 1884), 467.
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Fire destroys west side of square 1883, Mar 16 |
![]() Source: "After the Fire. Counting up the Loss." Bloomington Telephone (Bloomington, IN), March 24, 1883.
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Fire destroys Science Hall 1883, Jul 12 |
Source: D.C. Miller, "Old Bloomington," Daily Telephone, June 25, 1947. more...
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Dunn sells 20 acres to IU 1884, Feb 4 |
Source: Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Volume 1 Early Years (Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, 1970), 140.
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New buildings at Dunn's Woods 1885, Dec |
Source: Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Volume 1 Early Years (Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, 1970), 141. more...
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Electric lights planned 1886, Jun 10 |
The Bloomington City Council, by unanimous vote, decides the Jenney Electric Light and Power Company can be given a 3-year contract to provide lights. 9 lights will be placed "in such positions as to do the most good and be operated until 12 o'clock each night, except when there is good moonlight. Three lights will be placed on the court house tower, three on the school house, one intersecting the streets at Dr. Weir's and W. B. Seward's corner Washington and 7th streets, one at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Lincoln street, by Miss Cherry's, on at the U.P. Church." In the 1880 US Census, Mattie R. Cherry is a school teacher running a boarding house at 418 E. Fifth Street [Kirkwood Ave.]
Source: Bloomington Telephone, June 11, 1886, 1.
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First intercollegiate African American athlete 1893 |
![]() Source: Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Volume 1 Early Years (Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, 1970), 321. more...
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GAR post established 1896 |
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Post No. 558 is named for John Gann and is located in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.
Source: Northcott, Dennis. Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948. St. Louis, Mo: D. Northcott, 2005. Print. Page 363
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First Presbyterian Church dedicated 1901, Jun 23 |
Source: "Presbyterians Refurbishing Building: Church Mission Not Lost in Excitement," Daily Herald-Telephone, April 6, 1972, 8. more...
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Bryan inaugurated IU president 1903, Jan 21 |
Source: Indiana University, Presidential Portrait Collection: Presidents Hall (Bloomington: Indiana University, 2011) more...
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Death shows need for hospital 1904, Oct 28 |
C.L. Mertz, an individual employed at a camp for Italian laborers building the roadbed of Illinois Central Railroad, is killed when he falls beneath the wheels of a freight train and both his legs are crushed. He dies in the office of Doctor Harris. Mertz's death highlights the fact that no doctor's office in Bloomington is equipped for surgical cases.
Source: C. Earl East, Relive It... with C. Earl East (Mission, Kansas: Inter-Collegiate Press, Inc, 1963)
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Bloomington Hospital Opens 1905, Nov 29 |
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Courthouse cornerstone laid 1907, May 10 |
Source: "Cornerstone Laid With Impressive Masonic Ceremony," Evening World, May 10, 1907, Front, 1. more...
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New courthouse dedicated 1908, Jul 4 |
Source: D. C. Miller, "Old Bloomington," The World Telephone, April 1, 1908. more...
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Street work around square bid June 30 1910, Jun 16 |
![]() Source: Various, Monroe County Historical Society Scrapebooks: Monroe County Clippings (Bloomington: Monroe County, 1911), 23.
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Bloomington High School Dedicated 1914, Dec 4 |
Source: C. Roy Williams, A History of Bloomington High School: Thesis (1927), 1. more...
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Fire destroys Kirkwood Avenue Christian Church 1916, Dec 31 |
Source: Bill Coulter, "First Christian Church, 205 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana," State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD), February 3, 2015, 1. more...
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Bloomington wins basketball state championship 1919, Mar 15 |
Bloomington High School defeats Lafayette Jefferson at Purdue's Memorial Arena to claim the state basketball championship. Bloomington is the first southern Indiana high school to claim the title in IHSAA history.
Source: "Stamina wins victory for Bloomington team," Indianapolis News, March 17, 1919, 1, 14.
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First Christian dedicates church 1919, Sep 28 |
![]() Source: Virginia Barnard, "First Christian Church With Its Compact Organization 'Looks Ahead' Into Future," Bloomington Telephone, February 26, 1938. more...
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24 limestone companies merge 1926, May 21 |
Beginning of major consolidation of companies in the Indiana limestone district with the organization of the Indiana Limestone Company merging of 24 companies.
Source: Shewmaker, Sherman N. Quarry Quest. A Field Trip Guide to the Indiana Limestone District, Monroe and Lawrence Counties, Indiana, 1991.
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First Methodist Church fire 1937, Apr 7 |
![]() Source: Bill Coulter, "First Methodist Church, 219 E. Fourth St., Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana," State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD), April 7, 1937, 8-10.
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Herman B Wells 11th President 1938, Mar 22 |
Source: Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University Midwestern Pioneer Vol II: In Mid Passage (Bloomington: IU Press, 1973), 403.
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RCA buys Showers plant 1940, Feb 22 |
RCA Manufacturing Company, Inc. announces that it has purchased the plant No. 4 of the Showers Brothers Furniture Company on south Rogers Street and plans to open a factory there that would employ between 600-700 people. RCA is the world's largest manufacturers of radio products.
Source: "1940 Chronology," Evening World, December 31, 1940. more...
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IU shows off cyclotron 1940, Apr 17 |
Source: Indiana Daily Student, April 17, 1940. more...
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City celebrates V-E Day 1945, May 8 |
Residents dance in the streets after news of the Germans signed unconditional surrender papers at WWII Allied headquarters in Reims, France. The "Bloomington World Telephone" writes, "... having become accustomed to shadow-shaded surroundings on the square during the brownout nights, local residents all but needed sunglasses last night as the brownout was abolished by flashing, winking and rippling gleams from display lights."
Source: "Bloomington residents danced in the streets," The Herald Times, May 8, 1995.
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Bus crash, fire kill 16. 1949, Aug 10 |
Sixteen people burn to death after being trapped in a Greyhound bus wreck near Dolan on Hwy 37.
Source: "15 Are Dead in Bus Crash." World Telephone (Bloomington, IN), August 10, 1949.
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Television station begins broadcasting 1949, Nov |
Source: "WTTV To Give Test Signals Soon," Daily Telephone, February 5, 1949. more...
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WTTS goes live 1950, Oct 1 |
WTTS starts beaming national hook up shows via ABC into the local air waves, according to Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. The AM radio station will provide local listeners a mixture of local and national shows with the emphasis on such outstanding 'live' programs.
Source: "'Live' Network Shows; Tarizan Expanding Manufacturing Lines," Herald Telephone, September 30, 1950.
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Lake Lemon finished and filled 1953, Jul |
To supplement the area's water supply, Bean Blossom Reservoir is completed. The dam will ultimately trap 5 billion gallons of water and cover almost 2000 acres of land.
Source: Bruce Temple, "'Lemon-Aid' Flows Freely In Solving City Water Famine," Herald Telephone, July 9, 1953, Front Page, 1, 20.
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Westinghouse Electric Comes to Bloomington 1957 |
Westinghouse begins production at their plant on Curry Pike west of Bloomington.
Source: "WE Set To Fill Jobs; RCA Force Hits 3,000," Daily Herald Telephone, August 7, 1957, A, 1.
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Richland-Bean Blossom Schools established 1963, Jul 1 |
It is reported that the State Commission for Reorganization of School Corporations approves the new Richland Bean Blossom Metropolitan School Unit and construction of a new high school building in the district. The action of the commission was the final step in the legal procedure before the new unit becomes effective July 1st. No petitions were filed against the merger of the two townships into one school administrative unit during the 30 day waiting period.
Source: "Ellettsville, Stinesville Schools Merge," Daily Herald Telephone, May 16, 1963.
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Cook Inc. founded 1963, Jul |
Cook Inc. founded in the three bedroom apartment of Bill and Gayle Cook at Bart Villa, an apartment complex on East 2nd Street in Bloomington.
Source: Bob Hammel, The Bill Cook Story: Biography of a visionary Indiana billionaire (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008), 77-80.
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Monroe Reservoir filling begins 1965, Feb 1 |
![]() Source: "Reservoir Gates To Close," Herald Telephone, January 27, 1965, Front, 1. more...
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First Black Bloomington Police Officer 1967, Apr 1 |
Source: Colin Bishop, "Black History Month Profiles: Brown was city's first black police officer," Herald Times, February 18, 2008, N/A (clipping).
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Central Junior High School burns 1967, Apr 6 |
Source: "Historic Central High Burns in One of City's Worst Disasters.," Daily Herald Telephone, April 6, 1967.
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Monroe County Community Schools organize 1968, May 6 |
Monroe County schools announce that it will be reorganized for the first time in nine years after a vote in the primary election to form the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
Source: "Bloomington's Year: A Look at Major Local News Reported in the H-T in 1968," Herald Telephone, December 31, 1968.
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Poor Asylum demolished 1969, Oct |
Source: Bob Cole, "Poor Farm Site of New County Park," Courier-Tribune, November 26, 1972. more...
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Bob Knight hired 1971, Mar |
Bob Knight is hired to coach the IU basketball team in the newly opened Assembly Hall. Knight would go on to coach 29 years for IU until he was fired on September 10, 2000. Knight won 902 games in his career along with 3 national championships at Indiana University.
Source: Bob Hammel and Rich Clarkson, Silver Knight: 25 Remarkable Years of Championship Indiana Basketball (Bloomington: Herald Times, 1997), 4.
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Oliver Winery established 1972 |
Oliver Winery, owned by Bill Oliver, is established 7 miles north of Bloomington.
Source: Oliver Winery Pamphlet from July 1980, 1.
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Indiana undefeated NCAA Basketball champion 1976, Mar 29 |
Indiana is the last undefeated basketball champion beating Michigan 86-68 for the third time in Philadelphia.
Source: Wikipedia: Indiana Men's Database
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"The Herald-Telephone" turns 100 1977, May 12 |
May 12, 1877 marks the date when Walter S. Bradfute and Frank Arnott started the newspaper "The Telephone."
Source: Sunny Schubert, "If they could see us now," Herald Telephone, May 12, 1977, Front Page.
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Blizzard of '78 1978, Jan 25 |
The blizzard of 1978 paralyzed Monroe County, closing most businesses and even Indiana University with up to 18 inches of snow and strong winds.
Source: "A walk down a snow-drifted memory lane," Sunday Herald-Times, January 28, 1979, 43.
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"Breaking Away" premieres in Bloomington 1979, Jul 20 |
Source: Jeff LaFave, "Box office sleeper," Herald Times, April 23, 2014, B, 4. more...
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Tomi Allison is elected mayor 1983, Nov |
Tomilea "Tomi" Allison becomes the first female elected mayor of Bloomington and will go on to serve 12 more years. Her legacy is one of revitalization of infrastructure and progress for the city. Allison is not, however, the first woman to serve as mayor. In 1962 Mary Alice Dunlap, who, as deputy, stepped into the role of mayor after Tom Lemon resigned.
Source: Mike Leonard, "Women Who Helped Shape Our Town," Bloom Magazine, February 1, 2015, 102-113.
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RCA/Thomson closes factory 1998, Mar 27 |
After 58 years in Bloomington, the RCA plant closes and relocates to Mexico.
Source: Laura Lane, "End of the Line," Herald Times, March 29, 1998, Front, 1, 11.
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Elizabeth Bridgwaters named Woman of the Century 1999 |
Source: Mike Leonard, "Women Who Helped Shape Our Town," Bloom Magazine, February 15, 2015, 113. more...
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