1795
to 1849 |
1795 | Treaty of Greenville removes Indians from the eastern part of the Northwest Territory | |
1805 | First Wayne County settlers arrive and set up homes on the banks of Elkhorn Creek near the present Elkhorn Cemetery | |
1806 | David Hoover leads a party west from Montgomery County, Ohio and discovers a location suitable for settlement. | |
1809 | Twelve Mile Purchase | |
1810 | Wayne County formed | |
1816 | Indiana becomes a state | |
1818 | Separate villages of John Smith and Jeremiah Cox merge and incorporate as a town | |
1818 | First Post Office established with Robert Morrisson appointed Postmaster | |
1821 | Richmond's first newspaper, the Intelligencer, begins printing | |
1827 | National Road is surveyed through Wayne County | |
1831 | First edition of the Richmond Palladium on January 1. | |
1833 | John Finley publishes a book of poetry called the Hoosier's Nest. | |
1835 |
National
Road Bridge opens to traffic
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1836 | Spring
Foundry open for business
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1840 | Richmond incorporated as a city. John Sailor elected first mayor | |
1842 | Henry Clay visits | |
1842 | Robinson Machine Works founded | |
1846 | Richmond and Miami Railroad incorporated | |
1847 | Friends Boarding School opens |
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