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South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana City of South Bend Flag of South Bend, Indiana Flag Official seal of South Bend, Indiana Airports South Bend International Airport Public transit South Bend TRANSPO South Bend is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of St. Joseph River shaped South Bend's economy through the mid-20th century. The populace of South Bend declined after 1960, when it had a peak populace of 132,445. Today, the biggest industries in South Bend are community care, education, small business, and tourism. 5.3.3 Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center 6.1 South Bend Cubs 6.2 South Bend Roller Girls The South Bend region was so prominent because its portage was the shortest overland route from the St. The first permanent white pioneer of South Bend were fur traders who established trading posts in the area. Taylor was appointed postmaster, and the postal service was designated as Southold, Allen County, Indiana. The following year, the name was changed to South Bend, probably to ease confusion, as a several other communities were titled Southold at the time. In 1831, South Bend was laid out as the governmental center of county and as one of the four initial townships of St. Joseph County. He compiled a complete index of South Bend's real estate records. Colfax purchased the South Bend Free Press and then turned it into the pro-Whig newspaper, the St. Colfax returned to South Bend after his stint in Washington and was buried in the City Cemetery. During the late 1830s through the 1850s, much of South Bend's evolution centered on the industrialized complex of factories positioned on the two competitions (man-made canals along the St. The Singer Sewing Company and the Oliver Chilled Plow Company were among other companies that made manufacturing the driving force in the South Bend economy until the mid-20th century. Another meaningful economic act was the dredging of the Kankakee River in 1884 to problematic farmland. During this time reconstructionthere was a great immigration of Europeans, such as Polish, Hungarian, Irish, German, Italian, and Swedish citizens to South Bend because the rise of region factories. South Bend in 1866 South Bend benefited from its locale on the Michigan Road, the chief north south artery of northern Indiana in the 19th century. Another momentous evolution occurred near South Bend in 1842, when Father Edward Sorin established the University of Notre Dame just north of the town. It became a primary factor in the area's economy and culture. On May 22, 1865, South Bend was incorporated as a city, and its first elections were held on June 5, 1865, with William G.George propel as its first mayor Olivet AME was established in South Bend in March 1870, making it the first black church in the city. Olivet AME is still an active African Methodist Episcopal Church, and jubilated its 145th anniversary in 2015. A sergeant from South Bend fired the first American shells against Germany in World War I. Other industries advanced in South Bend in the early 20th century, including Birdsell Manufacturing Company, the Bendix Corporation, Honeywell, Allied - Signal, South Bend Lathe Works, the O'Brien Paint Corp., the South Bend Toy Company, South Bend Range, South Bend Bait Company, and South Bend Watch Company. Workers at the Bendix Corporation actually staged the first sit-in strike in American history in 1936. Fast evolution led to the creation of electric rail transit throughout the region and, in 1925, the South Shore interurban streetcar service was established from downtown South Bend to downtown Chicago. South Bend was the first improve in the United States to have an electrified street car fitness (even though it was a several years before it was usable and profitable). On June 30, 1934, the Merchants National Bank in South Bend was the last bank to be robbed by the notorious "Dillinger gang". By 1950, more than half of all employment was in the manufacturing sector. Due to economic difficulties, Studebaker closed its automotive manufacturing plants in South Bend in December 1963. A general diminish in manufacturing soon followed as trade was being restructured nationwide. In 1984, South Bend improve leaders began seeking a minor-league baseball team for the city. In 1994, the team's name was changed to the South Bend Silver Hawks. The Silver Hawks changed their name to The South Bend Cubs in 2015. In 2015, the City of South Bend jubilated its 150th birthday. Mayor Pete Buttigieg welcomed the coming of the next 150 years of South Bend's tradition accompanied by five previous South Bend mayors: Steve Luecke, Joe Kernan, Roger Parent, Peter Nemeth and Jerry Miller. As of 2015, the town/city began seeing modest populace growth of 286 for the first time in nearly fifty years. The old Studebaker plant in South Bend is presently a new tech center, as the town/city is trying to attract the new industry. An Aerial photo of Downtown South Bend South Bend is positioned at 41 40 21 N 86 15 19 W (41.672597, 86.255157), 5 mi (8.0 km) from the Michigan border and approximately equidistant from Illinois and Ohio. According to the 2010 census, South Bend has a total region of 41.877 square miles (108.46 km2), of which 41.46 square miles (107.38 km2) (or 99%) is territory and 0.417 square miles (1.08 km2) (or 1%) is water. Joseph River flows from the east end of the town/city turning north near the town/city center, giving South Bend its name at the bend in the river. South Bend is positioned on the North-South continental divide, and the river flows northwest into Lake Michigan. The downtown region is positioned in the north-central part of the town/city along the St. The town/city extends further north on the west side, mainly with manufacturing and distribution facilities near the South Bend International Airport. Mishawaka, Indiana, is adjoining to South Bend's east side. Lake Michigan exerts a great influence on the climate of South Bend, including lake effect snow in winter and a tendency to moderate temperatures year round. June through August are the warmest months, with average temperatures above 69 F (21 C). Climate data for South Bend, Indiana (South Bend Regional Airport), 1981 2010 normals 25-story Chase Tower, the tallest building in South Bend. South Bend's locale on the St. Bendix chose South Bend as the site of his new manufacturing plant for automotive parts. He chose South Bend primarily because it was on a rail line midway between Chicago and Detroit, the two automotive manufacturing centers of the United States at the time. Eventually, the Bendix corporation assembled a vast manufacturing complex on its South Bend acreage served by the primary barns s, including a huge shipping and receiving building where barns cars could enter at one end, unload, and depart at the opposite end. In 2010, Bosch announced that it would cease all operations at its Bendix plant locale in South Bend by the end of 2011. Bosch vacated the building entirely in October 2012. Curtis Products of South Bend moved into the building in May 2013. Since the 1960s, education, community care, and small company have come to the forefront of South Bend's economy, though the town/city has never regained the level of prosperity it appreciateed before that time. AM General, Crowe Horwath, Martin's Super Markets, and Schurz Communications all have corporate command posts in South Bend. Martin's Supermarket, a locally based grocery store chain, is the 6th biggest employer in South Bend 3 South Bend Community School Corporation 2,880 8 Indiana University South Bend 1,445 10 City of South Bend 1,131 Joe Valley Metronet is a 50-mile dark, fiber optic network that encircles South Bend and Mishawaka that allows for strong telecommunications connectivity. The South Bend Metronet, titled Zing, is bringing more high-tech firms to the town/city and encircling area. This telecommunications network has allowed for the advent of various data centers in South Bend, which serves as a core between Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, and Cincinnati. The City of South Bend recently announced it will furnish no-charge wireless internet access via the Metronet in the city's downtown and East Bank areas. Innovation Park and Ignition Park, dual-certified technology parks, have already thriving technology businesses to South Bend. Located athwart the street from the University of Notre Dame, Innovation Park was instead of in 2009 and homes innovative researchers from companies and the university. Ignition Park, positioned just south of the downtown area, is prepared to turn into home to 3 million square feet of high tech space on 140 acres of territory previously owned by the Studebaker Corporation. The first tenant, Data Realty, moved into the locale in the fall of 2012. The second building in the new park will be used as a research and testing facility for massive turbo machinery as part of a partnership between the city, General Electric, Great Lakes Capital, Indiana Michigan Power, University of Notre Dame, and the state of Indiana. This universal began assembly in 2015 and is expected to have an economic impact of $15 million annually. In 2012, Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked South Bend eighth in the "Ten Best Cities for Cheapskates". South Bend was also ranked among the 40 hottest real estate markets for company by Expansion Management magazine, and Smart+Connected Communities Institute featured South Bend as one of the top ten metros/cities worldwide that is reinventing themselves through technology. South Bend was influenced by a large influx of Polish Catholic immigrants in the late 19th century. Dyngus Day is widely jubilated on the Monday after Easter and is the beginning of the town/city elections campaign season. Fat Tuesday is also jubilated in South Bend, with paczkis being a staple food product in the town/city for the day. The town/city and encircling county have 23 Catholic churches, 11 Catholic schools and three Catholic universities (the University of Notre Dame, Holy Cross College, and Saint Mary's College, all positioned in the adjoining town/city of Notre Dame). A small-town band, Interstate Traffic, performs outside the Morris Performing Arts Center in downtown South Bend as part of the "South By South Bend" music festival. Local band Interstate Traffic performing at South by South Bend The South Bend International Festival began ten years ago as the South Bend Reggae Festival and now features small-town and global musical artists who perform in African, Latino, and American cultural styles. Proceeds from the festival are given to the Pangani Foundation of South Bend, which provides medical supplies to hospitals in Malawi. The World Pulse Festival, broadcast by Le - SEA Broadcasting network, is held annually in South Bend. In 2013, a new annual festival began in South Bend called South by South Bend, titled after the famous South By Southwest of Austin, TX. The festival is a celebration of the small-town music scene, with small-town bands and artists performing on the park grounds and other enhance venues around the city. The goals of the festival include strengthening the bond between the communities of South Bend and Notre Dame, supporting small-town creative expression, and promoting small-town business. In 2015, the festival was retitled Sounds by South Bend, to avoid confusion with the Austin festival and more accurately represent the purpose of the event. The South Bend Museum of Art is positioned in Century Center in downtown South Bend. The exhibition was opened to the enhance in March 1996, and features a range of artists from South Bend and the Michiana region. Studebaker National Museum in South Bend Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend The business donated the compilation to the town/city of South Bend in 1966. The compilation was homed in various locations from Century Center to its current locale in downtown South Bend, adjoining to The History Museum. The two exhibitions share one campus, and together form The Museums at Washington and Chapin. The former South Bend mansion of Clement Studebaker, titled Tippecanoe Place, is now a restaurant. Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center The Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center is homed in the former Engman Public Natatorium. In 2010, IU South Bend re-opened the building, and now offers tours and affairs focusing on the histories of civil rights and the experiences of African Americans, Latinxs, and LGBTQ citizens s in South Bend. The Morris Performing Arts Center also includes the Palais Royale Ballroom, on which restoration was recently completed. The center homes the Broadway Theater League and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. South Bend is also home to The South Bend Hot Patooties, a group that performs a shadowcast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The group has performed at various South Bend venues including the State Theater, Legends of Notre Dame, The Potawatomi Conservatories, and the historic Birdsell Mansion. The South Bend Civic Theatre, established in 1957, was for many years positioned at The Firehouse, 701 Portage Avenue. The new facility includes a 209-seat main-stage auditorium and a 90-seat "black-box" studio theatre. The South Bend Civic Theatre produces more than a dozen plays per year, including a several productions in its Family Series. The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association, sponsor of the world's biggest chamber music competition, was established in South Bend in 1973. Schuyler Colfax, the 17th Vice President of the United States, is interred in South Bend City Cemetery. South Bend Cubs The town/city is home to the South Bend Cubs, a Class A Minor League Baseball team, which plays at Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. In 2014, the charter changed its name and logo to the South Bend Cubs and became affiliated with the Chicago Cubs; before to this, it had been known as the South Bend Silver Hawks and affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2005, the charter nearly moved to Marion, Illinois, but a group of investors, led by former Indiana Governor and South Bend Mayor Joe Kernan, bought the Silver Hawks in order to ensure the team stayed in South Bend. South Bend Roller Girls The town/city also hosts the South Bend Roller Girls, the city's non-profit flat-track roller derby league. The South Bend Roller Girls traveling/competitive team, The Studebreakers, is titled after the historic Studebaker Corporation. South Bend is home to the first artificial whitewater center in North America, the East Race Waterway, which is adjoining to Century Center. During World War II, the South Bend Blue Sox All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team was formed in the city. High-school sports are also a big draw in South Bend. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish furnish much of the sports action for the South Bend locale. The College Football Hall of Fame was moved from Kings Mills, Ohio, to downtown South Bend in 1995, though the Hall of Fame relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 2014. The Blackthorn Golf Course in South Bend is home to the Four Winds Invitational of the Symetra Tour. Along with Notre Dame, South Bend was the site of the VII Special Olympics Summer World Games in 1987. Rafters appreciateing the East Race in South Bend, Indiana The zoo is run by the South Bend Parks and Recreation Department. Along with the zoo, the South Bend Parks and Recreation department operates over 50 parks, golf courses, and recreational areas throughout the city. Notable parks include Rum Village Park, which has a disc golf course, mountain bike trails, hiking trails, and a nature center, and Potawatomi Park, which has the region's biggest Universally Accessible Playground and an outdoors Performance Arts Pavilion and viewing area. The arboretums were originally constructed in the 1920s, with the conservatories added in the 1960s. In 2007, the arboretums and conservatories were in danger of method due to increased operating costs, but a campaign by the Botanical Society of South Bend was able to raise funds to keep the facilities operating. In 2010, South Bend became one of 303 communities in the United States to be recognized as a "Bicycle-Friendly Community" by the League of American Bicyclists due to the city's "remarkable commitments to bicycling. The town/city has advanced a long-term plan for building a 116-mile South Bend Bikeway network. See also: List of mayors of South Bend, Indiana County City Building in downtown South Bend, Indiana. County-City Building in downtown South Bend. South Bend government follows the mayor-council representative model of municipal government and, along with the St. Joseph county government, is situated in the County-City Building in downtown South Bend. The government of South Bend is led by the office of the mayor, who is propel to a four-year term and acts as chief executive for the town/city government. The final propel member of the South Bend government is the City Clerk, who is responsible for maintaining official town/city records and providing general clerical assistance to the City Council. South Bend is represented in the Indiana House of Representatives by B. All members of the Indiana General Assembly representing South Bend are Democrats. South Bend is part of Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, represented by Republican Jackie Walorski. Every South Bend mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat. As of July 2015, all but one City Council member are Democrats. On March 26, 2012, South Bend passed the Human Rights Ordinance, outlawing discrimination in employment, housing, or other areas against people based on "race, religion, color, sex, disability, nationwide origin, ancestry, sexual orientation or gender identity, or familial status." It is one of only 6 metros/cities in Indiana to offer legal protections for people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The protections are enforced by the city's Human Rights Commission, which oversees investigation and legal recourse in cases of discrimination. The Courthouse in downtown South Bend. On June 16, 2015, incumbent Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced in a South Bend Tribune editorial that he is gay, becoming the first openly-gay executive in the state of Indiana. The law enforcement in South Bend has undergone many shifts and expansions in its history, starting in 1831 when the first constables were appointed. Law enforcement was reorganized and retitled multiple times throughout its history, until the department became officially known as the South Bend Police Department in 1903. The current Chief of Police is Scott Ruszkowski. Main article: Education in South Bend, Indiana The South Bend region is home to a several establishments of higher learning, the most famous of which is the University of Notre Dame. Located to the north of South Bend in Notre Dame, Indiana, the University of Notre Dame was established in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin, a French priest, before South Bend was incorporated as a town/city in 1865. It has been an intrinsic part of the South Bend region and continues to have a great effect on South Bend's culture and economy. Indiana University South Bend is the third-largest ground in the Indiana University system. Its total enrollment amid the 2014-15 school year was 7,859 students. Other universities with campuses in South Bend include The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. Public schools in South Bend are directed by the South Bend Community School Corporation. South Bend is also home to Veritas Academy, Indiana's first charter school. Two other charter schools, Xavier School of Excellence and Career Academy South Bend, opened in 2009 and 2011, in the order given. Additionally, the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend operates eleven parochial undertaking schools and one high school in South Bend. South Bend is home to over 100 places of worship, including mostly Christian churches, three Jewish churchs, and one mosque. First Baptist Church South Bend First Unitarian Church of South Bend South Bend First Church of the Nazarene Picture of the chief office of the South Bend Tribune in downtown South Bend. South Bend Tribune chief office One primary daily journal serves the South Bend Metro area, the South Bend Tribune. The South Bend Tribune is owned by Schurz Communications, a South Bend corporation that owns and operates 42 journal publications nationwide. South Bend's airways broadcasts' formats include enhance radio, classical music, religious, country, classic rock, and urban contemporary, among others. WNIT Center for Public Media in downtown South Bend. WNIT Center for Public Media in downtown South Bend Television stations positioned in South Bend include WNDU-TV 16 (NBC), WNIT-TV 34 (PBS), WHME-TV 46 (Le - SEA), WBND-LD 57 (ABC), WCWW-LD 25 (CW) and WMYS-LD 69 (My Network TV). South Bend's locale around the St. South Bend is connected to state and nationwide highway systems by State Roads 2, 23, and 933; U.S. Original routes of both the Lincoln Highway and the Dixie Highway also pass through South Bend. For transit around the South Bend metro area, the St. Joseph Valley Parkway, constructed between 1960 and 1990, joins Benton Harbor, Michigan, to South Bend, Mishawaka, and Elkhart, Indiana. 31, and State Road 331, it is simply referred to locally as "the bypass". The Indiana Toll Road (Interstates 80 and 90) passes through northern South Bend. South Bend Regional Airport in 2005; since retitled to South Bend International Airport. Public transit in South Bend is controlled by TRANSPO (South Bend Public Transportation Corporation). TRANSPO operates bus routes between stations positioned in South Bend and Mishawaka and provides services to the suburbs of Osceola and Roseland, from Monday through Saturday. In 2006, the TRANSPO fleet switched to bio-diesel fuel. South Bend serves as the transit hub for Michiana. The South Bend International Airport lies off of U.S. 31 and the Indiana Toll Road in the northwest corner of South Bend. The airport joins South Bend to larger hubs including Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York City, Orlando, Phoenix, and St. In April 2014, the airport changed its name from "South Bend Regional Airport" to the current "South Bend International" after receiving International designation from U.S. The South Shore Line, an electric commuter barns , joins the South Bend International Airport to Millennium Station in downtown Chicago. Due to increased ridership since 2005 between Chicago and South Bend, more cars are being added. Amtrak, the nationwide passenger rail system, provides service to South Bend Station via two trains, the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, New York City, and Boston, and the Capitol Limited to Chicago and Washington, D.C. A bus line joins Notre Dame and the South Bend airport to Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports, with a several northwest Indiana stops. North Pumping Station, just outside downtown South Bend, was assembled in 1912, and is in the National Register of Historic Places. Electricity in South Bend is provided by Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power. Natural gas is supplied by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). The South Bend Water Works brings water to inhabitants of South Bend. The water is collected from 32 deep wells and runs through 545 miles (877 km) of water chief to be distributed to South Bend residents. In 2008, in order to increase the efficiency of its sewage system, South Bend began the installation of an array of intelligent sensors and valves allowing it to turn into the first town/city to migrate its sewage fitness management to the cloud. South Bend has recently engaged in a partnership with the University of Notre Dame to revitalize the Bowman Creek ecosystem. Joseph River in South Bend, Indiana that has recently suffered from contamination. The vision for the collaboration is to institute a unique water character monitoring system, similar to South Bend's combined sewage overflow system. Glenna Sue Kidd, AAGPBL player for the South Bend Blue Sox Marie Kruckel, AAGPBL player for the South Bend Blue Sox and a 38-year teacher at Clay High School James Oliver, inventor and industrialist best known for creating South Bend Iron Works, which was reincorporated as Oliver Farm Equipment Company after his death List of citizens from South Bend, Indiana a b c Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend see populace growth "Population Growth." South Bend Tribune. "South Bend: History - French Exploration Establishes South Bend". South Bend Tribune. "South Bend 150 history timeline". South Bend Tribune. "Negroes Leave South Bend in Fear of Klan". "South Bend Bars Klan Parade After Disorder: Lodge Headquarters are Stormed". "9 crimes, trials in South Bend's history - South Bend Tribune: South Bend 150". South Bend Tribune. 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