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Allen County, Indiana: History

Allen County, Indiana: Fort Wayne — the full history, with its top stories, timeline and topics.

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Indiana · Allen CountyFort Wayne106 sections · 1,813 entry pagesRead the Fort Wayne history →

Top stories

Fort WayneThe Story of Fort Wayne: From the 1690s to TodayThree rivers, a portage of seven to nine miles, and everything that followed from it.Fort WayneFort Wayne Before the City: Glaciers, Rivers and the First PeoplesEvery other section of this record begins with people. This one begins with the ground, because the ground is why everything else happened here. Before there was a city, a fort, or a town of any…Fort WayneThe Miami People and the Native Nations of Fort WayneThis section is the deep record of the peoples who held this ground before the city and who hold a claim on its history still: the Myaamia — the Miami people — whose capital stood where Fort Wayne…Fort WayneFort Wayne Government: From Kekionga's Council to City HallFrom officers chosen in a tavern in 1824 to a nine-member council in Citizens Square.Fort WayneFort Wayne Business History: Every Company in the Record, Oldest FirstEvery business in the record, from the trading houses of 1818 to the steel and software-era firms of today — founded, founders, what it did, its course, and its fate, with sources on each entry.Fort WayneNotable People of Fort WayneThe chiefs and the general first, then the mayor who died at his desk, and the natives the wider world knows.

Featured entries

Fort Wayne · Notable PeopleLittle TurtleWar leader of the Miami, victor over Harmar (1790) and St. Clair (1791), and a signatory at Greenville in 1795, where his “glorious gate” speech survives in four differing primary versions published by the Myaamia Center.Fort Wayne · Notable PeopleWilliam WellsCaptured as a boy and raised Miami, he married Little Turtle’s daughter, interpreted at Greenville, and served as U.S. Indian agent at Fort Wayne.Fort Wayne · Famous LandmarksThe Confluence of the Three RiversFort Wayne exists because of one piece of geography. The St. Marys River, flowing northeast out of Ohio, and the St. Joseph River, flowing southwest out of Michigan, meet in the middle of the city and form the Maumee, which runs…Fort Wayne · Famous LandmarksKekionga — the Miami Town in LakesideOn the east bank of the St. Joseph River, in what is now the Lakeside neighborhood, stood Kekionga, the principal town of the Miami nation and, in the eighteenth century, one of the most important Native places in the Old…Fort Wayne · Inventors & InventionsRoyal Baking Powder: the Hoaglands and Thomas BiddleThe formula: The first Fort Wayne invention of national reach came out of a drugstore at Columbia and Calhoun streets. Griswold's 1917 pictorial history dates the beginning to 1865: Joseph C. Hoagland, a Fort Wayne druggist…Fort Wayne · Inventors & InventionsAlice Hamilton: the founder of industrial medicine, raised hereThe formation: Alice Hamilton (27 February 1869 – 22 September 1970) was born in New York City and raised on her family's estate in Fort Wayne, educated at home in a household that expected its daughters to achieve; she studied…

Allen County through time

  1. 1722–1794The two forts the spades cannot find Fort Wayne
  2. 1763–1794Before the fort · the actions at Kekionga, 1763–1794 Fort Wayne
  3. 1800–1816The later forts Fort Wayne
  4. 1850–1876By 1850 the map is private Fort Wayne
  5. 1900Arnold Gerberding — the hardware co-operative Fort Wayne
  6. 1920–1948Indiana Service Corporation Fort Wayne
  7. 1940Two fields, two names: the settlement of 1941 Fort Wayne
  8. 1960–1980The Scout: designed in Fort Wayne, built in Fort Wayne Fort Wayne
  9. 1980The shooting of Vernon Jordan · Fort Wayne in the first CNN broadcast Fort Wayne
  10. 2000–2008The Richard years, and the south side's wound Fort Wayne
  11. 20202020 · the George Floyd protests Fort Wayne

Allen County timeline · Fort Wayne timeline →

Schools in the record: Allen County

Schools in the county that have their own history in this record, grouped by type and district. The list grows as more schools and towns are published.

Public schools

Fort Wayne Community Schools

NameTypeDistrict or affiliationGradesCityAddress
Anthis Career CenterPublicFort Wayne Community Schools6–12Fort Wayne1200 S Barr St, Fort Wayne, 46802
Bunche Elementary SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community SchoolsPK–KGFort Wayne1111 Greene St, Fort Wayne, 46803
Jeff H Towles Intermediate SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools1–8Fort Wayne420 E Paulding Rd, Fort Wayne, 46815
North Side High SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools9–12Fort Wayne475 E State St, Fort Wayne, 46805
Northrop High SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools9–12Fort Wayne7001 Coldwater Rd, Fort Wayne, 46825
R Nelson Snider High SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools9–12Fort Wayne4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne, 46815
South Side High SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools9–12Fort Wayne3601 S Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, 46807
Wayne High SchoolPublicFort Wayne Community Schools9–12Fort Wayne9100 Winchester Rd, Fort Wayne, 46819

Parochial schools

NameTypeDistrict or affiliationGradesCityAddress
Blackhawk Christian Elementary SchParochialChristian (no specific denomination)KG–6Fort Wayne7400 E State Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46815-6502
Blackhawk Christian Mdl/High SchParochialChristian (no specific denomination)7–12Fort Wayne7400 E State Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46815-6502
Concordia Lutheran High SchoolParochialLutheran Church - Missouri Synod9–12Fort Wayne1601 St Joe River Dr, Fort Wayne, 46805-1488
Saint Paul Lutheran SchoolParochialLutheran Church - Missouri SynodKG–8Fort Wayne1125 Barr St, Fort Wayne, 46802-3107
Bishop Dwenger High SchoolParochialRoman Catholic, Diocese of Ft. Wayne-South Bend9–12Fort Wayne1300 E Washington Center Rd, Fort Wayne, 46825-4556
Bishop Luers High SchoolParochialRoman Catholic, Diocese of Ft. Wayne-South Bend9–12Fort Wayne333 E Paulding Rd, Fort Wayne, 46816-3599

Colleges and universities

NameTypeDistrict or affiliationGradesCityAddress
Concordia Theological SeminaryCollegePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveFort Wayne6600 N Clinton St, Fort Wayne, 46825-4996
Indiana Institute of TechnologyCollegePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveFort Wayne1600 E Washington Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46803-1228
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneCollegePrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveFort Wayne2701 Spring St, Fort Wayne, 46808-3994
Purdue University Fort WayneCollegePublic, 4-year or aboveFort Wayne2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46805-1499

Topics across Allen County

Origins across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Before the City, Land Treaties & Titles, The Three Rivers, The Miami & Native Nations, The Story of Fort Wayne

Government & Population across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Government, Public Servants, Population, City Controversies

Business & Industry across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Businesses, Business Owners Directory, Founders & CEOs, The Dealerships, Banks, Industrial Revolution, Inventors & Inventions, Technology, Dot-Com Era, Farms & Crops, Tractors, Exports, Great Fortunes, Lottery & Crypto

Transportation across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Railroads, Public Transit, Airports, Automobiles, Main Roads & Corridors

People & Communities across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Notable People, Women's History, Communities, Famous People

Black History across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Black History, Underground Railroad

Events across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Events Calendar, Major Events, Fairs

Military across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Wars, Unrest & Disasters, WWI Home Front, Military, War Heroes, Veterans

Crime & Justice across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Crime History, Bank Robberies, Serial Killers, Notable Murder Cases, Cold Cases

Schools, Churches & Civic Life across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Churches & Religion, Schools & Colleges, Hospitals, Medical Advancements, Epidemics & Public Health, Mental Health Institutions, Fire & Public Safety, Libraries, Museums, Charities, Foundations & Nonprofits, Major Donations, Lodges & Fraternal Orders, Private Clubs

Landmarks & Neighborhoods across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Famous Landmarks, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Historic Maps, Parks & City Planning, Neighborhoods

Arts, Media & Sports across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Team Histories, Sports, Racing, Music, Arts, Theaters, Comedy, Film, Film & TV Producers, Photographers, Newspapers & Media, Authors & Books, Fashion, National Honors, Halls of Fame, Artists, Sports Players, Culture, Kids & Family Entertainment, Influencers & Digital Creators

Food & Nightlife across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Food & Restaurants, Wineries & Distilleries, Bars & Nightclubs, Hotels, Malls & Shopping

Nature & Trails across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Wildlife, Zoo, Hiking & Nature Preserves, Bike Trails, Snowmobile Trails, Trails

Legends & Mysteries across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Johnny Appleseed & Folklore, Strange but True, Historical Mysteries, Ghost Stories, UFO Sightings, Famous Stories & the Record

Today & Sources across Allen County

Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne Today, Sources