History of Elwood City

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1885
In 1885, Buffalo Bill and Lakota chief Sitting Bull visited Elwood City to perform for local crowds. The show was in affiliation with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, which at the time toured the country. The show took place on the banks of Mill Creek, and on the edge of the present day Mill Creek Mall parking lot. In the show, Sitting Bull tosses a spear at a bullseye flawlessly.

Official Founding, 1903
Elwood City prospered decades before 1903 as a logging town. The first saw mill was built on the banks of Bear Lake under the supervision of Jacob Katzenelenbogan In 1903, an infirm Katzenelenbogan attended the official declaration of Elwood City's incorporation. President Theodore Roosevelt declared the area known as Elwood an official city. Prominent businessmen of time, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan donated a statue in honor of the city's founder, which Katzenellenbogan did not appreciate the generous contribution, simply because he intended for the name to be Elmwood. It was never changed, therefore the name stuck since that day.

The Read Family, 1920-30s
The Read Family has lived in Elwood City with for a long period of time. Grandma Thora was born in Elwood, attended Elwood City High School, and gave birth to 3 kids, one of them being David Read, the father of Arthur Read.

Possible Alien Sighting, 1952
In the Summer of 1952, a family taking a peaceful countryside drive near Elwood City encountered a strange sight, which was thought to have been an extraterrestrial spacecraft.

Lakewood Elementary Founded
In the 1950s, Lakewood Elementary School was built.