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1100 to 1450: “Native Americans built and occupied a large city on land in present day Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties, leaving behind large earth work mounds and one of the best preserved examples of Mississippian Culture. Archeologist Glenn Black began scientific excavations during the Great Depression, with funds from the WPA.”

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1807: Native Americans 1862: “Underground Railroad” 1903: “ Geartown” Red Light District 1920 Ku Klux Klan organizes 1940: Population down from 1930 but 1962: Harrison High School opens 1980: Gilligan family murder 2001: Hispanic Community starts to grow 2005: New building opens 2010: Whirlpool closes 2015: TEDxEvansville starts The last remain Native American village Ferrocarril Subterraneo Distrito de la Luz Roja Segregation spreads 25,000 new jobs by 1940 Inicia la Preparatoria Harrison Asesinato de la Familia Gilligan Comunidad Hispana empieza a crecer Se abre el nuevo edificio de Vectren Cierra Whirlpool TEDxEvansville comienza in Gibson County was burned down by 1867: First Streetcar 1907: “First Motion Picture Se organiza el Ku Klux Klan y la La población baja, pero hay 25,000 1962: Desegregation of public schools 1980: Mayor Russell Lloyd shot considerablemente 2005: LST-325 Evansville Home 2011: New North High School opens 2015: First annual ParksFest white settlers in 1807, forcing the local Primer Tranvía Nickelodean Theater” segregación se extiende nuevos empleos para 1940 begins Le disparan al Alcalde Russell Lloyd 2002: Evansville Signature School opens El LST-325 encuentra su casa en 2011: opens Primer anual ParksFest PREFERED inhabitants to the Illinois Territory.” 1867: Segregated School System Primer Pelicula en un Cinema 1922 Bosse High School 1942: World War II “Republic Aviation Empieza la desegregación en las 1981: Robert Orr elected Governor Abre la Escuela Signature de Evansville Evansville 2012: VOICE - First public visioning session 2016: Evansville Trails Coalition launches 1812: Hugh McGary Sistema Escolar Segregado Nickelodean 1922: Ellis Park Race Course LST Shipyards” Escuelas Públicas Robert Orr es elegido Gobernador 2003: Jonathan Weinzapfel elected Mayor 2005: Hospitality & Outreach for Latin VOICE - Primera sesión de visión pública Upgrade Bike Share Evansville Founded 1868: Central High School 1908: Banking Industry “Built by the Green River Jockey Club, Ellis “Segunda Guerra Mundial“ 1962: Racial unrest in the inner city 1984: Riverfront Renovation Jonathan Weinzapfel elegido alcalde Americans (HOLA) 2012: Lloyd Winnecke 34th Mayor Evansville Trails Coalition lanza Upgrade FUTURE Fundación de Evansville 1875: Chandler Mine “Citizens Bank & Old National” Park Race Course opened on November “Aviación de la República Astillero LST” Disturbios raciales dentro de la ciudad Renovación del Frente del Rio 2004: opens Hospitalidad y Ayuda para Lloyd Winnecke 34 º Alcalde Bike Share 1814: Robert Evans “Opened in 1875, the Chandler mine Industria Bancaria 10th 1922, featuring a 1.125 Mile dirt track 1943: Post War Job Loss Fantus to 1962: “Grand Theater closes & razed” 1984: Soaper Tobacco Warehouse closes Abre el Complejo de Futbol Soccer de Latinoamericanos (HOLA) 2012: Roberts Stadium to become Roberts 2016: Promise Zone designation 1814: Harmony and George Rapp was the first underground mine opened 1911: Aeroplane demonstrations over and a six-thousand seat grandstand.” study problems and provide Se cierra el Gran Teatro “Tobacco dominated the early economy Goebel 2005: F3 Tornado Park Designación Promise Zone “In 1814, the city of Harmony was in opened in the county. Coal remains a Evansville downtown recommendations 1963: Washington Square Mall opens of Henderson Country. In 1984, the last 2004: Greenway “In the early morning of November 6, El Estadio Roberts se convierte en el 2016: Warrick Trails Initiative founded by the Harmony Society under significant sector of the Warrick County Demostraciones Aereas en el Centro de 1923 Evansville Book Mobile Perdida de Trabajos post-Guerra Abre el Washington Square Mall tobacco warehouse Soaper Tobacco Passage was designated a National 2005, an F3 tornado crossed Henderson, Parque Roberts Jan. Alcoa’s Temporary Closure the leadership of George Rapp, as a economy.” Evansville Biblioteca Móvil Fantus estudia el problema y hace 1963: Rudolph Ziemer murdered by Ft Warehouse closed it door, marking a Recreation Trail Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties, 2012: University Parkway completed from 2016: “Alcoa announces end of smelting village for Harmonists to practice their Oct. Mount Vernon Lynching 1912: Benjamin Bosse elected Mayor 1928 St. Ben’s Catholic Church recomendaciones Campbell soldiers. ”Gay Panic formal end to the dominance of the cash El Pasaje Greenway de Pigeon Creek killing 25 and causing an estimated $85 USI to Hwy 66 operations in Warrick County forcing religion.” 1878: “In October 1878, a mob as large Benjamin Bosse elegido como Alcalde Iglesia Católica de San Benito 1943: “Alcoa & Arkla“ Defense” crop in Henderson.” fue designado Sendero Nacional de Million in property damage. Following the University Parkway completado de USI a large layoffs. In July 2017, 1818: Vanderburgh Country as 300 broke in the Mount Vernon Jail 1916: Coliseum 1928 Evansville Airport Opens “Stem job crisis plus a new plastics Rudolph Ziemer es asesinado por 1986: Main St Walkway completed Recreación” tornado, the Indiana General Assembly Hwy 66 Alcoa announces plans to resume El Condado de Vanderburgh and lynched 5 African Americans being 1918: “World War I Se abre el Aeropuerto de Evansville operation“ soldados del Fuerte Campbell. ”Defensa Es terminada la Calzada en la Calle Main passed “CJ’s law”, requiring additional 2013: BridgeLink group promotes bridge smelting operations.” 1820: Abolitionists in Gibson County held there. Two other African Americans Evansville producing war materials & 1930 Ernest “Boss of Baptisttown” Alcoa y Arkla alivia la Crisis de Trabajo y al Pánico Gay”” 1986: AIDS Resource Group founded safety standard for Mobile Homes in linking I-69 from Henderson 2017: Tropicana land-based casino opens From 1820- 1865 “Although Indiana was were killed during the riot making it the volunteerism.” Tidrington murdered nuevasoperaciones de plásticos 1965: University of Se funda el Grupo de Recurses del SIDA Indiana.” to Evansville Se inaugura el casino terrestre Tropicana a free state, it was still a crime to assist largest lynching in the state history. No Primera Guerra Mundial produce Ernest Tidrington es asesinado 1945: Evansville College expands to 1966: “Rev. John Caldwell 1991: “East Side By-Pass 2006: Vanderburgh County Detention El grupo BridgeLink promueve el 2017: Wesselman Woods opens nation’s enslaved African American escaping mob members were prosecuted for the materiales de guerra y voluntarios 1931 Mead Johnson builds river terminal accommodate returning servicemen 1st African American elected to City ” Center opens puente que une la I-69 de Henderson a largest Nature PlayScape the South. The densely forested Gibson killings.” 1918: Reitz High School Mead Johnson Construye la terminal en El Colegio de Evansville se expande para Council” 1992: C-130 Hercules Plane Crash Abre el Centro de Detención del Evansville Wesselman Woods abre Nature County provided cover for many traveling 1880: Houseboats appear on Pigeon Creek 1919: “Moore’s Hill College moves to el rioz recibir a los hombre de servicio que El Rev. Caldwell es el primer Se estrella el Avión C-130 Hercules Condado de Vanderburgh 2013: Sherburne Riverbend Park built on PlayScape más grande de la nación to the North on the Underground Railroad Casas Flotantes aparecen en el Rio Evansville () 1931 New Industries: regresaron Afroamericano elegido para el Consejo 1992: First Los Bravos Mexican restaurant 2007: GE Plastics purchased by SABIC Mt Vernon Riverfront 2017: Downtown Doubletree opens and many residents assisted in their Pigeon ”El Colegio de Moore’s Hill se muda a “Chrysler/Plymoth 1945: Evansville becomes refrigeration de la Ciudad opens May “The Saudi Arabian company Saudi Basic Sherburne Riverbend Park construido Se abre el centro de Doubletree travel.” 1891: Evansville (Universidad de Evansville) Sunbeam Electric capital of the United States 1967: Ivy Tech Founded Primer Restaurante Mexicano Los Bravos Industries Corporation announce the en Mt Vernon Riverfront 2017: “E is for Everyone” campaign 1822: Evansville First School “Oakland City University was organized Servel” Evansville se convierte en la capital de la Se funda Ivy Tech Abre sus Puertas purchase of GE Plastics for $11.6 billion.” 2014: “Downtown Alliance forms“ launches Primera Escuela en Evansville and chartered by the Educational Board Nuevas Industrias Refrigeración de los Estados Unidos. 1968: 1995: Casino Aztar opens 2008: EVSC Referendum Formas de Downtown Alliance Se lanza la campaña “E is for Everyone “ 1825: New Harmony and Robert Owen of General Baptist in 1885. It opened to 1931 Old Central Library 1945: Commerce Development 1969: Civic Center Complex Abre el Casino Aztar EVSC referéndum 2014: Evansville Museum remodeled 2017: Regional Cities contract signed “After the failure of the Harmonists students in 1891 and remains the largest Biblioteca Central “North Park Ross Center Lawndale” 1969: Newburgh Lock and Dam 1996: Mayor Frank McDonald II Serves 13 2008: Atlantis Plastics workplace shooting, Museo Evansville remodelado Contrato de ciudades regionales settlement, Robert Owen purchased the university in Gibson County.” 1932 Great Depression Desarrollo Comercial “Parque del Norte “The Newburgh Lock and Dam began years June 25, 2008 “Gunman Wesley Higdon 2014: Franklin Street Bazaar begins firmado town in 1825, with the intent to build a 1884: Flood La Gran Depresión El Centro Ross Lawndale” operation in 1969, designed by the Army El Alcalde Frank McDonald II toma la committed a mass shooting at Atlantis Comienza el bazar de la calle Franklin 2018: IU Med School Opens new utopian society. The town historic Inundación 1934 Philharmonic organized 1956: Roberts Municipal Stadium Corps of Engineers.” alcaldía por 13 años Plastics killing 5 then himself, in the 2014: “Franklin Grows” Community Se abre la escuela de medicina de IU district preserves much of the original 1898: Downtown Main Street Se Organiza la Filarmónica 1956: North High School opens 1972: “New Central High School opens” 1996: Toyota Breaks Ground deadliest shooting in Henderson County garden started 2018: Mickey’s Kingdom playground built buildings from both communities.” Calle Principal 1937 Buses replace streetcars Abre la Preparatoria North Abre Central High School “In 1996, Gibson County was chosen history.” “Franklin Grows” jardín comunitario by community 1829: Newburgh 1937 Mesker Zoo expanded Apr. Alcoa Company of American 1972: Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was a site of the automaker’s North 2009: Riverfront Walkway reopens comenzó Patio de Mickey’s Kingdom construido 1841: German Immigration “The town of Sprinkleburgh was founded 1937 Evansville Flood 1956: “Alcoa announces their intention to build “During Labor Day Weekend 1972, the American production facilities. It is the Se reabre el Paseo del Frente del Rio por comunidad Inmigración Alemana in 1803 by early settler John Sprinkle. Inundación de Evansville a smelting plant in Warrick County.” Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was held county’s largest employer, producing 2018: EVV Aiport remodeled 1840: January 21, 1840 Henderson formally Abner Luce founded Newburgh just of the 1959: Hartke Pool opens on Bull Island near Griffin, Indiana. over 375,000 vehicles a year.” Aeropuerto EVV remodelado incorporated town. In 1841, Sprinkleburgh was Abre la Alberca Hartke Organizers planned for 55,000 attendees “Inicia Toyota” 2018 Warrick County Square 1847: Evansville Chartered as a City incorporated in to Newburgh.” but an estimated 300,000 arrived. Many 1997: Lincoln Gardens Housing demolished Revitalization project begins in Evansville es oficialmente una ciudad 1834: Walbash-Erie Canal acts cancelled as the festival descended Se demuele el Complejo Habitacional Boonville 1851: Evansville Wharf Built 1834: Stagecoach Evansville to Vincennes into chaos with food and water in short de Lincoln Gardens El proyecto de revitalización de Warrick Construcción del Muelle Carrozas a Vincennes supply. The stage was burned and three 1997: Saved home becomes Evansville County Square comienza en Boonville 1853: Evansville Railroads 1837: Canal contruction halted due to drowned in the Wabash River.” African American Museum Ferrocarriles de Evansville financial Crisis 1977: “University of Evansville Basketball 1973: “Evansville loses Mesker Park La Casa rescatada se Convierte en el 1854: “Moores Hill College founded” La Construcción del Canal se Team Plane Crash” Carousel” Museo Africoamericano Fundación del Colegio Moores Hill detiene por Crisis Financiera “Se estrella el Avión del Equipo de Evansville Pierde el Carrusel del Parque 1998: Victoria National Golf Course Built 1854: First Large Public School 1838: Working Men’s Institute Basquetball de la Universidad de Mesker Campo de golf Victoria National Primera Gran Escuela Pública “Founded in 1838 by William Maclure, Evansville” 1974: Vandigov defeated 3 to 1 construido 1855: First Library the Working Men’s Institute is the longest 1978 PPG locates in Evansville Vandigov es derrotado 3 a 1 1999: USI enrollment grows to 10,000+ Primera Biblioteca serving library in the state and houses PPG se establece en Evansville 1976: Leadership Evansville Founded El Alumnado de USI crece a más de 1857: “West Side” a collection of natural and man-made Se funda Leadership Evansville 10,000 1857: Court House burns & rebuilt artifacts.” Incendio de la Corte y Reconstrucción