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 Katzenellenbogan. In 1903, an infirm Katzenellenbogan 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 Read Family, 1920-30s
Historically, the Read Family has lived in Elwood City. Grandma Thora grew up in Elwood CIty along with David 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.