";s:4:"text";s:10709:" 1918 – The first aerial bomb with fins was produced by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company. [45] Kokomo is also home to the first mechanical corn picker which was developed by John Powell in the early 1920s. [77] A Starbucks was completely destroyed, and several people were left trapped inside the still standing bathroom and had to be rescued.
[29], A short time after the construction of the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad began, the Pennsylvania Railroad announced that one of its lines would pass through Kokomo. Scientists have noticed that nearly every tornado in Kokomo has struck the southern part of the city. [12] The tradition of the Peru Miami is that the town was named after a Thorntown Miami named Ko-kah-mah, whose name is rendered Co-come-wah in the Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash in 1834. [79], According to the 2010 census, Kokomo has a total area of 18.559 square miles (48.07 km2), of which 18.5 square miles (47.91 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.059 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[80]. Kokomo (/ˈkoʊkəmoʊ/) is a city in Indiana and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States. The posse was forced to fire on Cole in self-defense (the sheriff claimed he had two revolvers) and to prevent his escape, although his injuries seemed inconsistent with that version. Two more merchants were licensed in March 1845.
The three counties had a total population of 133,061 in 2018, however the Kokomo-Peru CSA listed population of 117,933 [96] suggest that Tipton County was dropped from the Kokomo MSA by the US Census Bureau. [55], In the summer of 1923, record numbers attended rallies of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. A major roadway traversing through Kokomo, nicknamed "stop light city",[122] US 31 had become one of the state's most congested roadways. Because of its architectural significance, the building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972.
[75] In 1987, the White family left Kokomo for Cicero, Indiana. As part of the state of Indiana's Major Moves Project, US 31 was updated to bypass the city of Kokomo to the east. (It only lasted a few years until a robbery impaired its capital. [22] John Bohan, who would become a major shop owner, merchant, justice of the peace and investor, moved to Kokomo in December 1844, and erected the first two-story frame house, not only in Kokomo, but in all the county. “Because the song is still very popular, we do have people ask about it.”. 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. [13] 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. In the process, total of 15 Indiana contractors or subcontractors were involved in the ARRA-funded work, creating at least 45 temporary jobs.
[72] Numerous homes in the Maple Crest area were flattened, and the top floor of the Maple Crest apartments was blown off. The site was proposed to the National Priorities List and added to the Superfund in March 2015.
In August 2010, using the ARRA funds, EPA completed the cleanup of the former slag processing area of the Superfund Site. Factor 8 was made from pooled plasma of thousands of donors. We’ll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band, down in Kokomo,” The Beach Boys crooned.
The following is a list of all the buildings in Kokomo, Indiana, that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places: [39] This discovery was directly responsible for Elwood Haynes' move to Kokomo, as a superintendent with a gas company with interests in Kokomo and Howard County. In addition to AMC, Kokomo also has several forms of live entertainment, including choirs, a Park Band Association, and three live theatres. [40], As a result of the natural gas boom, Kokomo attracted an increasing number of industries, which resulted in significant technological innovations. Vehicles were also damaged, including a large truck that was moved 10 feet from the driveway of a house and flipped over. He gazed at the bright blue sky pocked with white clouds against the Atlantic and sailboats. Many parents and teachers in Kokomo rallied in support of banning White from attending the school. “Phillips wrote the melody and the verse, and I wrote the chorus, and our friend Terry Melcher produced the record, and he came up with the ‘Oooh I want to take you …’ and it was a true collaboration.”. The Kokomo Town Center, the former Kokomo Mall, underwent a major renovation in 2011 when it became an outdoor mall.[119]. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. This work included extensive groundwater sampling to determine the contaminated plume area and installation of groundwater extraction and monitoring wells. Limited freight between the two cities made the line unprofitable. Henry Y. Morrison of Frankfort was the principal promoter, and A.Y. Wildcat Walk of Excellence – The Wildcat Walk of Excellence consists of over 3 miles (4.8 km) of paved trail that roughly follows the Wildcat Creek. [19], In June 1855 Henry A. Brouse petitioned the board of Howard county commissioners to incorporate the town of Kokomo. According to the Washington correspondent of the New York World, Republicans feared that the Klan had "virtually swallowed" the Indiana Republican Party. Farther south, as in the end of the continental U.S., there was also a “Kokomo Beach.” Casa Marina Resort in Key West renamed their beach to reflect the song, along with a cocktail called “The Kokomo” for drinking by the beach and pool. The city's major mall is Markland Mall, which features Target. Kokomo has been struck by 18 tornadoes between 1950 and 2015, some of which were strong enough to claim lives.[83]. At the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce, people inquire about the song and its inspiration, said Judy Hull, executive director. The Diamond Plate Glass Company (now part of PPG Industries) began in Kokomo in 1887, lured by the cheap and plentiful natural gas. A significant number of technical and engineering innovations were developed in Kokomo, particularly in automobile production, and, as a result, Kokomo became known as the "City of Firsts." All Rights Reserved.