City of South Bend history

The standpipe finally won majority support in 1872 and Mr.

A like attempt at Toledo [Ohio] resulted in the falling and breaking of the stand pipe when it had been lifted half way up.” The raising of the standpipe began on Friday, November 14, 1873, which raised the pipe 22 feet off the ground.

Chapman & Company, C. C. (1880). History of St Joseph County, Indiana: Together With Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens; History of Ind.

In 1882 the first overhead or trolley system was attempted-the first-time electrified streetcars were put into service anywhere in the world.

Pictorial and biographical memoirs of Elkhart and St Joseph counties, Indiana, together with biographies of many prominent men of northern Indiana and of the whole state, both living and dead. (1893). Chicago, IL: Goodspeed.

In 1899 the first direct dial (private line) phone was installed to the Oliver Chilled Plow Works factory office.

Their company transformed again in 1902 when they began to build automobiles.

The school of medicine, created in Bloomington in 1903, is centred in Indianapolis with branch facilities throughout the state.

Howard, T. E. (1907). A History of St Joseph County, Indiana, Both Volumes.

Coquillard, M. (1920). Alexis Coquillard, His Time: A Story of the Founding of South Bend, Indiana.

The Studebaker plant in South Bend continued manufacturing cars until the automotive decline in 1963.

South Bend, Indiana: Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend & St Joseph County, 1981.

Carl began his career with the South Bend Fire Department in 1986.

In 1994, Harold was inducted to the South Bend Hall of Fame for his achievements and service within the community.

Shawn began teaching at Washington High School in 2004.

South Bend, Indiana: Historic Preservation Commission South Bend and St Joseph County and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 2007.

In fact, Notre Dame’s recent decade of dominance (2010-19) had Ivey’s handprints all over it – no other program had produced more trips to the national title game (six), while the Irish also posted the third-most wins in that span as well (339).

Since 2014, Cory has allowed most of his time to be devoted to volunteering and community service as a mentor with Gentlemen and Scholars Inc.

In 2015, as South Bend celebrates its 150th anniversary, the downtown area is once again becoming the vivacious community it historically once was.

Harold was also honored as a 2019 inductee of the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame.

Niele Ivey became just the fourth Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Women’s Basketball Coach on April 22, 2020, and the first black female head coach in the history of Notre Dame.