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Mishawaka, IN - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Mishawaka  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Mishawaka Home page. The Mishawaka Home page provides as much information as possible on Mishawaka. Knowing Mishawaka’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Mishawaka’s Home page, you will also find Mishawaka’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Mishawaka has a population of 49675. 50% of Mishawaka’s inhabitants are Male, and 50 are female. 38% of Mishawaka is married and 49.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $105,831, and the average rent is $823. Household median income in Mishawaka is $44,792, and the individual median income is $27,996. Mishawaka’s Ethnic is the following: White(80.1%), Black(9.2%), Hispanic(6.9%), Multiple(6%), Asian(2.2%), Other(1.4%), Native(0.9%), Pacific(0.1%).


Mishawaka's recorded history began with the discovery of bog iron deposits at the beginning of the 1830s. Settlers arriving to mine the deposits founded the town of St. Joseph Iron Works in 1831. Within a few years, the town had a blast furnace, a general store, a tavern, and about 200 residents. Business prospered, and in 1833 St.


Joseph Iron Works, Indiana City, and two other adjacent small towns were incorporated to form the city of Mishawaka. The Mishawaka post office has been in operation since 1833.In September 1872, a fire destroyed three quarters of Mishawaka's business district. However, the citizens rebuilt and attracted new industry.


The Dodge Manufacturing Company, Perkins Windmills and the Mishawaka Woolen and Rubber Company (later Ball Band, then Uniroyal) all helped the town to prosper. Mishawaka grew through both industry and agriculture. In the late 19th century, Mishawaka became known as the "Peppermint Capital of the World", since the area's rich black loam produced great quantities of mint. From 1906 to 1915, Mishawaka was the manufacturing home of the luxurious American Simplex motor car.


Four American Simplex autos entered the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. One Simplex crashed, killing the mechanic riding with the driver, while the other Mishawaka cars finished sixth, eighth and twentieth. Ball Band made rubber garments and was hit by a major strike in 1931. It flourished in the 1940s, finally closing in 1997 in the face of cheaper imports.


Manufacturing in Mishawaka peaked in the 1940s and began a slow decline due to industrial restructuring. The economic base shifted to retail services and small industry. In 1979, University Park Mall opened in the far northern portion of Mishawaka. In 1990, AM General began producing the Hummer in its Mishawaka plant.


The MV-1 is a purpose-built taxicab and replaces the planned Standard Taxi; it was developed in collaboration with AM General. The car is built in Mishawaka at an AM General plant. AM General will begin making Mercedes vehicles at this plant in 2015.


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