Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo, Indiana Part of the Courthouse Square Historical District, which is one of the places in Kokomo on the National Register of Historic Places.
Part of the Courthouse Square Historical District, which is one of the places in Kokomo on the National Register of Historic Places.
Official seal of Kokomo, Indiana Location of Kokomo in the state of Indiana Location of Kokomo in the state of Indiana Kokomo / ko k mo / is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Howard County, Indiana, United States. Kokomo is Indiana's 13th-largest city.
It is the principal town/city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties.
Kokomo's populace was 46,113 at the 2000 census, and 45,468 at the 2010 census. On January 1, 2012, Kokomo successfully took in more than 7 square miles (18 km2) on the south and west sides of the city, including Alto and Indian Heights, increasing the city's populace to nearly 57,000 citizens . Named for the Miami Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo who was called "Chief Kokomo", Kokomo first benefited from the legal company associated with being the county seat.
A momentous number of technical and engineering innovations were advanced in Kokomo, especially in automobile production, and, as a result, Kokomo became known as the "City of Firsts." A substantial portion of Kokomo's employment still depends on the automobile industry.
1.1 Historic Buildings in Kokomo, Indiana Historic Buildings in Kokomo, Indiana The following is a list of all the buildings in Kokomo, Indiana that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places: Kokomo City Building Kokomo Country Club Golf Course Kokomo Courthouse Square Historic District Kokomo High School and Memorial Gymnasium The settler tradition says Kokomo was titled for Kokomoko or Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo (meaning "black walnut"), shortened to Kokomo, said to have been one of the four sons of Chief Richardville last of the chiefs of the Miami citizens .
Folklore holds that he was 7 feet (2.1 m) tall and falsely gives him the title of "chief." David Foster, known as the "Father of Kokomo," claimed that he titled the town Kokomo after the "ornriest Indian on earth" because Kokomo was "the ornriest town on earth." Kokomo is thought to have been born in 1775 and died in 1838. The only documentary proof of his existence is a trading post record of a purchase of a barrel of flour for $12 for his "squaw." His remains (with those of others) were reportedly identified amid the assembly of a saw foundry in 1848 and re-interred in the "north-east corner" of the Pioneer Cemetery. The tradition of the Peru Miami is that the town was titled after a Thorntown Miami titled Ko-kah-mah, whose name is rendered Co-come-wah in the Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash in 1834.
David Foster, Founder of Kokomo The principal settlement was the Village of Kokomo, on the south side of Wildcat Creek.
Indian paths connected Kokomo with Frankfort and Thorntown (along the Wildcat) and led to Peru by way of Cassville, and to Meshingomesia by way of Greentown. At the time David Foster had a trading post in Howard County, near the intersection of the reservation boundary line and Wildcat pike, where he engaged in both legitimate trade and illegal sale of alcohol to the Miamis on government property. (In 1846 tax records show that he owned 552 acres (223 ha) of farmland and as well as 67 divided lots in the company district.) At the time of the request the only improvements in what is now Kokomo were Foster's log home and log barn and a several Miami huts.
Brouse petitioned the board of Howard county commissioners to incorporate the town of Kokomo.
On March 31, 1865, an election was held for Kokomo to assume a town/city government.
In anticipation of company that the court would bring, Kokomo began a fairly quick expansion from the time that lots were first sold on October 18, 1844. David Foster was granted the first license to sell merchandise in Kokomo at the December 1844 commissioners meeting.
Two more merchants were licensed in March 1845. John Bohan, who would turn into a primary shop owner, merchant, justice of the peace and investor, moved to Kokomo in December 1844, and erected the first two story frame home, not only in Kokomo, but in all the county. In 1848 Stonebreaker's Mill, 10 miles (16 km) west of Kokomo, began operations. By 1850 Kokomo had a newspaper, when James Beard purchased the printing equipment of the New London Pioneer and set up the Howard Tribune. By 1851 county company was so brisk that the county ordered the assembly of two more court buildings, both one story brick affairs, 18 by 36 feet (5.5 by 11.0 m).
On April 1, 1854, Kokomo's first bank, the Indian Reserve Bank, was organized with David Foster, John Bohan and Harless Ashly the principal shareholders.
The year 1854 saw the first barns stop at Kokomo. The New London Pioneer had long promoted for a rail line to connect Kokomo with Indianapolis.
Murray was the agent at Kokomo for stock subscriptions in support of the barns .
In Kokomo Samuel C.
For some time after 1854 Kokomo was the end of the line, but eventually the line was extended to Peru and then to Michigan City. A short time after the assembly of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad began, the Pennsylvania Railroad announced that one of its lines would pass through Kokomo.
By 1853 a line was commenced between Kokomo and Logansport (which was intended to turn into the core of a network of lines for the company).
The most meaningful rail line for Kokomo became the standard-gauge Clover Leaf line.
This barns would eventually link Kokomo with both the West Coast and the Eastern Seaboard.
It began as a short line linking Frankfort and Kokomo, the Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad.
Comstock acted for him in Kokomo.
A line connecting it to the east reached Kokomo on January 1, 1881. In 1881, one of the most remarkable and controversial affairs in Kokomo's history took place.
He was assumed to have been ted surgeon, who served in the Union Army amid the Civil War and when afterwards he settled in Kokomo, he became a prominent physician.
In Kokomo he married a woman, Natalie Cole, of whom he became intensely jealous. He became suspicious of one Allen, whom he warned away from Kokomo.
Natural gas miners and their drill, near Kokomo, Indiana amid the Indiana Gas Boom, c.
Comstock (who had promoted the Frankfort and Kokomo Railroad) and D.C.
Spraker (later President of Kokomo Rubber Company), circulated a memorandum seeking subscribers (at $100 each) for the purpose of boring for gas at a distance of at least 2,000 feet (610 m) below ground.
Together with the well in Eaton, which began producing slightly before Kokomo's, the discernment led to the Indiana Gas Boom.
This discernment was directly responsible for Elwood Haynes' move to Kokomo, as a superintendent with a gas business with interests in Kokomo and Howard County.
The Diamond Plate Glass Company (now part of PPG Industries) began in Kokomo in 1887, flourishing by the inexpensive and plentiful natural gas. The Kokomo Opalescent Glass Works started making stained glass in Kokomo in 1888 and has been in continuous operation ever since. As a result of the natural gas boom, Kokomo thriving an increasing number of industries, which resulted in momentous technological innovations.
For these industrialized and technical achievements, Kokomo is officially known as the "City of Firsts." Among other achievements, Kokomo was a pioneer of the United States automobile manufacturing, with Elwood Haynes test-driving his early internal combustion engine auto there on July 4, 1894.
Haynes and his associates assembled a number of other autos over the next several years; the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company for mass-production of commercial autos was established in Kokomo in 1898. Haynes went on to invent Stainless Steel flatware in 1912 to give his wife tarnish-free dinnerware. In 1938, the Delco Radio Division of General Motors (now Delphi) advanced the first push button car radio. Kokomo serves as the "City of Firsts" in the food trade as well.
Developed the first canned tomato juice because of a request by a physician in search for baby food for his clinic. Kokomo is also home to the first mechanical corn picker which was advanced by John Powell in the early 1920s.
Kokomo was home to the first Ponderosa Steakhouse, which opened in 1965. Kokomo opened the first Mc - Donald's with a diner inside, locally called "Mc - Diner." This Mc - Donald's infamous floundered nationally.
Spraker at the Kokomo Rubber Tire Company.
1941 Globe American Stove Company produced the first all-metal life boats and rafts, known as Kokomo Kids in the US Navy.
On March 21 26, 1913 Kokomo suffered harsh flooding when 6.59 inches (167 mm) of rainfall occurred.
The Kokomo Tribune reported at the time that the Wildcat Creek over-topped its levee to reach nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) wide after rising at a rate of 3 inches (76 mm) per hour.
All of this was merely a prelude to the rally prepared for Kokomo.
Conceived as a "monster tristate conclave," it was intended to charter 93 Indiana klans representing more than 300,000 members. Some doubted the prospect of 200,000 attendees, claiming in would be "without alongside in history"; the rest predicted attendance of 300,000. Extensive preparations for that number were made, including the scheduling of 1,000 interurban cars from around Indiana to Kokomo. The Union Traction Company, in addition to supplying 50 cars, transported three cars of white horses to Kokomo for the parade. The Kokomo Klan rented the fields encircling its own large lot for parking, and electric amplifiers were obtained to allow the large crowd to hear the speeches. According to historian Robert Coughland, "literally half" of Kokomo inhabitants were members of the Ku Klux Klan amid its height in the 1920s and 1930s. On July 4, 1923, Kokomo accomplished nationwide notoriety when it hosted the biggest Ku Klux Klan gathering in history.
Stephenson was elevated to the position of Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan. A huge flag was used that day to collect a reported $50,000 for assembly of a small-town "Klan hospital" so that Klan members would not have to be treated at the only small-town hospital, which was Catholic. Both men's and women's Klans held weekly rallies and initiations in Malfalfa Park, and Kokomo's Klanswomen held meetings at the armory, the small-town command posts of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, and churches.
The Kokomo rally sent shockwaves through the nationwide GOP, which had come to believe that the re-election of President Warren G.
Main article: 1965 Kokomo tornado On April 11, 1965 the southern part of Kokomo was hit by one of the 47 tornadoes that erupted over six Midwestern states, an event now known as the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak. The F4 tornado that swept through Kokomo was 800 yards (730 m) wide and killed 25 citizens in the encircling area. Significant damage was done to the Chrysler transmission plant.
The only thing left standing on the close-by Church of the Brethren was the steeple. The force of the wind on the flat earth near Kokomo was so great that Ted Fujita was able to make aerial photographs of the spiral scoring on the ground. Kokomo served to symbolize the nation's early misunderstanding and ignorance of AIDS in the mid-to-late 1980s when Ryan White was expelled from school due to his illness.
Many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied in support of banning White from attending the school.
A lengthy administrative appeal process with the school fitness ensued, followed by death threats and violence against White and his family, including a bullet being fired through the window of their Kokomo home.
Media coverage of the case made White into a nationwide celebrity and spokesman for AIDS research and enhance education. In 1987, the White family left Kokomo for Cicero, Indiana.
The Kokomo Gas Tower had been a motif of Kokomo since it was constructed in 1954.
Pieces of the fortress were sold to the enhance for $20 30, and proceeds went to a prepared Kokomo technology incubation center and Bona Vista. Main article: 2016 Kokomo tornado On August 24, 2016 a strong EF3 tornado caused primary damage in the southern part of Kokomo.
Vehicles were also damaged, including a large truck that was moved 10 feet from the driveway of a home and flipped over. A Starbucks was completely destroyed, and a several citizens were left trapped inside and had to be rescued. Many sheds and detached garages were finished as well, and a receipt from Kokomo was found 30 miles away in Marion. The storm followed a path very close to that of another tornado which hit on November 17, 2013.
Scientists have noticed that every tornado in Kokomo has hit the southern part of the city. According to the 2010 census, Kokomo has a total region of 18.559 square miles (48.07 km2), of which 18.5 square miles (47.91 km2) (or 99.68%) is territory and 0.059 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 0.32%) is water. Kokomo has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfa).
Climate data for Kokomo, Indiana, Kokomo Municipal Airport, normals 2003 2012 Kokomo has been hit by 18 tornadoes between 1950 and 2015.
On March 6, 1961, two F3 tornadoes hit the Southern part of Kokomo killing 1 person and injuring three others.
On April 11, 1965 an F4 tornado tore through portions of Russivile, Alto, southern Kokomo, And Greentown killing 25 citizens and injuring hundreds of more.
On April 20, 2004 Two tornadoes hit the Northern part of Kokomo.
This was the first time ever a tornado has hit the Northern part of Kokomo.
On November 17, 2013 two EF2 tornadoes tore through Southern parth of Kokomo.
On August 24, 2016 an EF3 tornado caused momentous damage to the Southern part of Kokomo damaging over 1,000 homes and businesses.
From 1914 through 1986, the Continental Steel Corporation facility produced nails, wire and wire fence from scrap steel on a 183-acre (74 ha) facility in Kokomo.
Water from a several well fields in Kokomo are blended and treated before to distribution.
These are neighborhoods in Kokomo as stated to the town/city transportation map: Downtown Kokomo Kokomo Metropolitan Travel Destination Kokomo is the larger principal town/city of the Kokomo-Peru CSA, a Combined Travel Destination that includes the Kokomo urbane region (Howard and Tipton counties) and the Peru micropolitan region (Miami County), which had a combined populace of 119,335 at the 2012 estimate.
The Upper Kispoko Band of the Shawnee Nation, an unrecognized tribe, was listed as being positioned in Kokomo, Indiana as of 2013. Downtown Kokomo in 2008 Kokomo's employment is largely based in manufacturing, was difficult hit by the economic downturn which led to the recession beginning in December 2007. In December 2008, Kokomo was ranked third by Forbes in its list of America's quickest dying towns, mainly as a result of the financial problem of the automotive industry. In May 2011, Forbes periodical listed Kokomo as one of the "Best Cities for Jobs" after the town/city ascended 177 places in the rankings.
The same article described Kokomo's success in the past several years as "inspirational" and attributed the turnaround to "a revival in manufacturing." In June 2011, Conexus released a report touting Kokomo's "rapid bounce" after the recession, and predicted a rise in income of more than 2%, assuming increased automobile production. By May 2013 Kokomo's unemployment rate was 9%, representing a 1.4% decline in non-farm employment, it was higher than the nationwide rate of 7.6%. The May 2013 statistics reported a 6.9% diminish in manufacturing jobs over the previous 12 months.
Kokomo Transmission Plant (2,163 employees) Kokomo Casting Plant (993 employees) Kokomo's current mayor is Democrat Greg Goodnight (2008 present). The two previous mayors were Matt Mc - Killip (2004 2008) and Jim Trobaugh, both Republicans.
Kokomo Tribune, daily morning journal owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Kokomo Perspective, a locally owned weekly journal delivered every Tuesday or Wednesday.
Kokomo Herald, weekly newspaper, a locally owned weekly established in 1971.
The Correspondent, The Student Voice of Indiana University Kokomo and Purdue College of Technology at Kokomo KGOV, Kokomo government access channel, channel 2 Indiana University Kokomo (IUK) Indiana Wesleyan University Kokomo Campus Kokomo-Center Township Consolidated School Corporation (K-12, most neighborhoods inside town/city limits) Kokomo High School (NCC) The Seiberling Mansion was assembled as the residence of Monroe Seiberling, one of Kokomo's richest people.
Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo Burial and Monument, east of downtown Kokomo Kokomo Country Club, golf club Kokomo Con, October, Kokomo Event Center. Kokomo Dodgers, Midwest League (1955 1961) Kokomo CFD Saints, semi-pro baseball (1989 2002) Kokomo CFD Knights, semi-pro baseball (2006 2007) Kokomo City of Fists Roller Girls, (Founded 2010) Kokomo Jackrabbits, Prospect League collegiate baseball, (Founded 2015) Kokomo Mantis FC, Premier Development League soccer team (2016) Kokomo Speedway Kokomo Municipal Stadium Kokomo has a 12-screen movie theater, called AMC Showplace Kokomo 12, positioned on 1530 East Boulevard.
In addition to AMC, Kokomo also has a several forms of live entertainment, including choirs, a Park Band Association, and three live theatres.
The Kokomo Town Center, the former Kokomo Mall, underwent a primary renovation in 2011 when it became an outside mall. Kokomo Municipal Airport US 31 in Kokomo in 2005, now designated State Road 931.
Indiana 931.svg IN-931 (former US 31 through Kokomo) Indiana 19.svg IN-19 to Kokomo Reservoir (North) and Tipton (South) A primary roadway traversing through Kokomo, nicknamed "stop light city", US 31 had turn into one of the state's most congested roadways.
As part of the state of Indiana's Major Moves Project, US 31 was updated to bypass the town/city of Kokomo to the east.
Kokomo City-Line Trolley A fixed-route transit system, five bus routes run past a total of exactly 275 stops, passing each stop once every hour, from 6:30 a.m.
The trail joins a several of Kokomo's parks including Foster, Future, Waterworks, Miller-Highland and Mehlig Parks with a pedestrian bridge connecting Foster Park and the Kokomo Beach Family Aquatic Center.
The southern section spans 2.79 miles (4.49 km) from Jefferson Street (north) in downtown Kokomo to the former Damen's Property adjoining to SR931 on the city's south side.
Nickel Plate Trail Currently connecting Rochester to Peru, the trail ends in Cassville with plans to connect to Kokomo in the near future.
Vincent Kokomo Hospital, opened in 1913, Jane Randolph, actress, interval up in Kokomo The Man from Home (1908), a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson, involves a lawyer from Kokomo who travels to Europe but returns to the town/city in the happy ending. The Kid from Kokomo (1939; also sometimes called Broadway Cavalier) is a comedy film about an orphan from Kokomo who refuses to box until his mother is found.
In the 1947 film Mother Wore Tights, Betty Grable and Dan Dailey sing a song entitled "Kokomo, Indiana". Kokomo is the setting of Allan Dwan's nostalgic 1953 musical Sweethearts on Parade. National Register of Historic Places listings in Howard County, Indiana "Kokomo (city) Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
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