Evansville Indiana
Evansville Indiana
ABOUT Evansville (brief history)
Evansville, Indiana, was established in 1812 and became a city in 1817. It is frequently referred to as the “Crescent Valley” or “River City” and is located on an oxbow in the Ohio River.
Hugh McGary Jr. bought 441 acres on March 27, 1812, and gave it the name “McGary's Landing”. To draw more residents, McGary called his community “Evansville” in 1814 in recognition of Colonel Robert Morgan Evans. On January 7, 1818, Evansville, which had been founded in 1817, was chosen to serve as the county seat. Henry Vanderburgh, a late chief justice of the Indiana Territorial Supreme Court, inspired the naming of the county.
Tribes of the historic Miami, Shawnee, Piankeshaw, Wyandot, Delaware, and other Native American peoples were known to live in the area after the abandonment of Angel Mounds between 1400 and 1450. The first Europeans to arrive in the region were French hunters and trappers, who used Vincennes as a base of operations for trading furs. Early French explorers gave the Ohio River the moniker La Belle Rivière as a tribute to its magnificence (“The Beautiful River”). Delaware formally gave General William Henry Harrison, the Indiana Territory's governor at the time, the land that would become Evansville in 1805.
Following the upheavals of the Civil War, the second part of the 19th century saw Evansville see its most rapid growth. The city served as a significant Ohio River steamboat stop and the base of operations for numerous businesses involved in river trade. A significant source of economic activity was hardwood lumber production, manufacturing, and coal mining. With 41 manufacturers and almost 2,000 employees, Evansville was one of the greatest hardwood furniture hubs in the world by 1900. Across time, railroads gained importance, and the L&N Railroad built a bridge over the Ohio River in 1887. Additionally, Howell, which was annexed in 1916 and completed the city's counterclockwise march around the horseshoe bend, is home to a significant rail yard southwest of Evansville.
Geography of Evansville
Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick are three of the three Indiana counties that make up the 142nd largest metropolitan area in the country, together with two Kentucky counties (Henderson, and Webster). Owensboro, Kentucky, a neighboring metropolitan region located about 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast of Evansville, is not a part of the metropolitan area. Although the local media typically refers to this region as the “tri-state,” it is occasionally referred to as “Kentuckiana.” Evansville may be found at 37.977166, -87.550566, which is 37°58'38” north and 87°33'2″ west.
Evansville has a total area of 44.622 square miles (115.57 km2), of which 0.472 square miles (1.22 km2) (or 1.06%) is water and 44.15 square miles (114.35 km2) (or 98.94%) is land, as per the 2010 Census.
The economy of Evansville
The regional hub for a sizable trading region in Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois is Evansville. Healthcare, banking, education, and manufacturing are the four major industry sectors in Evansville in terms of size. Energy, warehousing and distribution, and retail are additional significant industries in terms of employment.
Accuride, Ameriqual Group, Anchor Industries, Atlas Van Lines, Berry Global, Evana Tool & Engineering, Karges Furniture, Koch Enterprises, Lewis Bakeries, Metronet, Old National Bank, Red Spot Paint & Varnish, Shoe Carnival, OneMain Financial, and Traylor Brothers are just a few of the companies with corporate headquarters in Evansville. Alcoa in Newburgh, AK Steel in Rockport, SABIC in Mount Vernon, and Toyota in Princeton are just a few of the nearby large manufacturers. A few further significant employers in the region with 500 or more employees are AT&T, Bristol-Myers Squibb, SRG Global, Industrial Contractors, Mead Johnson, Peabody Energy, PGW Pittsburgh Glass, T.J. Maxx, and Bally's Evansville.
Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick are three of the three Indiana counties that make up the 142nd largest metropolitan area in the country, together with two Kentucky counties (Henderson, and Webster). Owensboro, Kentucky, a neighboring metropolitan region located about 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast of Evansville, is not a part of the metropolitan area. Although the local media typically refers to this region as the “tri-state,” it is occasionally referred to as “Kentuckiana.” Evansville may be found at 37.977166, -87.550566, which is 37°58'38” north and 87°33'2″ west. [19]
Evansville has a total area of 44.622 square miles (115.57 km2), of which 0.472 square miles (1.22 km2) (or 1.06%) is water and 44.15 square miles (114.35 km2) (or 98.94%) is land, as per the 2010 Census.
Attractions of Evansville
One of the best-preserved prehistoric Native American sites in America is Angel Mounds State Park, which has received national recognition. The inhabitants of a town nearby who belonged to the middle Mississippian culture lived there from 1100 to 1450 A.D. This town, which housed several thousand people, was surrounded by a wattle and daub stockade. Angel Mounds served as the hub of a sizable community since it was a chiefdom (the chief's residence).
In September 2006, the Children's Museum of Evansville welcomed guests. The museum was built inside the famed Central Library in downtown after two years of planning. On the National Register of Historic Places is the Art Deco structure.
The museum has galleries and interactive exhibitions on three floors.
The mission of the Evansville African American Museum is to continuously build a resource and cultural hub for the public to learn about the history and customs of African American families, organizations, and communities. The museum is housed in the final structure of Lincoln Gardens, the second federal housing development built during Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal administration in 1938.
The only Victorian House Museum in Evansville is the Reitz Home Museum. It is regarded as one of the best examples of the second French empire architecture in the entire nation. In 1973, it was included to the list of national historic sites.
In honor of Evansville's participation in the war effort, the USS LST-325 anchored there in October 2005 and was converted into a museum (USS LST Ship Memorial). Evansville was the greatest inland producer of LSTs in the US during World War II, turning out 167 LSTs (and 35 additional boats). The last operational navigable tank landing ship is the USS LST-325.
The Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is one of the oldest and biggest zoos in the state and was founded in 1928. The zoo, which has 200 species and more than 700 animals, is situated in a 50-acre (200,000 m2) park. Every year between April and August, the zoo receives an estimated 3 million visitors. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has granted accreditation to Mesker Park Zoo.
EVANSVILLE and Sports
There are two NCAA Division I athletic programs in Evansville. At the Ford Center, the Evansville Purple Aces basketball team competes. At Screaming Eagles Arena on campus, the basketball team of Southern Indiana competes.
There are a number of professional teams based in Evansville. Since 1995, Bosse Field has been the home of the Frontier League's Evansville Otters professional baseball team. The Southern Professional Hockey League's Evansville Thunderbolts are a minor league professional ice hockey team that competes at the Ford Center. The Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts, a junior hockey team in the NA3HL, competed at Swonder Ice Arena from 2015 to 2019. The Evansville Coliseum is home to the WFTDA league, the Demolition City Roller Derby. Two minor league soccer teams, the Evansville Legends FC and the Midwest Hooligans were founded in the city in 2021. At Old National Bank Field in the Ohio Valley Premier League, The Legends play.
What makes Evansville famous?
Evansville is home to Bally's Evansville, the state's first casino; Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden, one of the state's oldest and largest zoos; and the sports tourism industry. The city has several notable educational institutions.
Why is Evansville called Pocket City?
Pocket City goes back to the 19th century when Evansville was considered a “pocket” of urban life in an agricultural sea surrounding it; Evansville was Indiana's second-largest city until the mid-20th century when it was finally overtaken by Fort Wayne.
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