Pendleton, Indiana History

Year

Indiana admitted to the union

December 1816 - January 1817

1st settler in the area of Pendleton

May 1818 - June 1818

Treaty between Indiana and the Delaware Indians gave indians 3 years to leave

June 1818 - July 1818

The first mill

June 1821 - July 1821

Many more settlers arrived including Thomas Pendleton

May 1823 - Oct 1823

Thomas Pendleton platted Pendleton, Indiana

June 1830 - July 1830

1st school

June 1835 - July 1835

Big 4 Railroad completed

June 1851 - July 1851

Pendleton men joined Company E in the civil war

January 1861 - December 1861

1st newspaper

June 1871 - July 1871

Steam engine began to replace mills

Jan 1872 - Feb 1872

Paying and earning interest began

June 1891 - July 1891

The Pendleton Times began

June 1922 - July 1922