10 Things You Might Not Know About Richmond, Indiana (Centerville, Dayton: lawyers, houses)

[WayneCo]

Let’s start with the easier Richmond facts and work our way up:

1. Richmond is sometimes referred to the “cradle of recorded jazz” because early recorded jazz began here at Gennett Records, a division of Starr Piano Factory in the gorge.
2. Richmond is the county seat of Wayne County in Wayne Township.
3. As of the census in 2000, there were 39,124 people, 16,287 households, and 9,918 families residing in Richmond.
4. Richmond’s houses two of Indiana’s three Egyptian mummies.
5. Richmond is believed to have been the smallest community in the United States to have supported a professional opera company and symphony orchestra.
6. Richmond, in the 1920’s, was an Indiana stronghold for the KKK. Forty percent of Richmond’s Kiwanis club members, thirty percent of its doctors, and 27 percent of its lawyers were Klan members, but none of the city’s bank executives or most powerful business leaders were members.
7. On April 6, 1968, a natural gas explosion and fire destroyed or damaged several downtown blocks and killed 41 people; more than 150 were injured.
8. Richmond has four colleges: Earlham College, Indiana University East, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the Purdue University School of Technology.
9. Richmond is home to two seminaries: Earlham School of Religion (Quaker) and Bethany Theological Seminary (Church of the Brethren).
10. Richmond has two sister cities:

• Serpukhov, Russia
• Daito-Cho, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

What do YOU know about Richmond? Share your Richmond facts in the comments below!


WayneCo

[Southside Shrek]

Is the KKK still alive and active in Richmond today?

[WayneCo]

Originally Posted by Southside Shrek

Is the KKK still alive and active in Richmond today?

Well let's hope not.

[anne.lee]

Here are some information about Richmond

Children's Museum of Richmond is the best of the world.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond is fabulous.
Virginia Commonwealth University.

[MissingIndiana]

Originally Posted by anne.lee

Here are some information about Richmond

Children's Museum of Richmond is the best of the world.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond is fabulous.
Virginia Commonwealth University.

You realize this is about Indiana and not Virginia, right?

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by anne.lee

Here are some information about Richmond

Children's Museum of Richmond is the best of the world.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond is fabulous.
Virginia Commonwealth University.

Post of the year!!!

[cocytus]

Originally Posted by WayneCo

Let’s start with the easier Richmond facts and work our way up:

1. Richmond is sometimes referred to the “cradle of recorded jazz” because early recorded jazz began here at Gennett Records, a division of Starr Piano Factory in the gorge.
2. Richmond is the county seat of Wayne County in Wayne Township.
3. As of the census in 2000, there were 39,124 people, 16,287 households, and 9,918 families residing in Richmond.
4. Richmond’s houses two of Indiana’s three Egyptian mummies.
5. Richmond is believed to have been the smallest community in the United States to have supported a professional opera company and symphony orchestra.
6. Richmond, in the 1920’s, was an Indiana stronghold for the KKK. Forty percent of Richmond’s Kiwanis club members, thirty percent of its doctors, and 27 percent of its lawyers were Klan members, but none of the city’s bank executives or most powerful business leaders were members.
7. On April 6, 1968, a natural gas explosion and fire destroyed or damaged several downtown blocks and killed 41 people; more than 150 were injured.
8. Richmond has four colleges: Earlham College, Indiana University East, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the Purdue University School of Technology.
9. Richmond is home to two seminaries: Earlham School of Religion (Quaker) and Bethany Theological Seminary (Church of the Brethren).
10. Richmond has two sister cities:

• Serpukhov, Russia
• Daito-Cho, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

What do YOU know about Richmond? Share your Richmond facts in the comments below!


WayneCo

Number 11 - Best place to go to the bathroom between Dayton and Indy...

[pythonis]

definitely dont move there if youre needing work

[indy_317]

Originally Posted by WayneCo

What do YOU know about Richmond? Share your Richmond facts in the comments below.

-I know there was a Steak 'N Shake off I-70 in Richmond, we meet family from Dayton there a while back.

-I know that Richmond is home to Thistlethwaite Falls, part of the Whitewater Gorge Trail system, which I hope to visit this year.

-Richmond is in Wayne County, which is the location for the highest point in Indiana.

-Richmond is near Centerville, IN, which is said to be the antique capital of Indiana.

[pythonis]

lol heck thats where we would skip school is in the gorge. Didnt look too deep or anything until you got halfway across the G Street bridge and looked over the side. I remember giant potholes forming on that bridge and all of us wondering "when the hell are they going to fix this freakin thing?!?!" i do remember if you want an awesome meal stop in at the Sunshine Cafe (hope its still there) theyre 24/7 and the country fried steak is to die for. Joy Ann Bakery makes some awesome baked goods. If they still have them, Rax is the same as Arby's but a lot better. They make incredible blueberry and chocolate chip milkshakes there.

i only recall one business (factory) being operational and that was Mosey MFG. Wayne Works, Alcoa, and AMCAST i believe all went under.

The Glen Miller Park had a zoo of sorts but they shipped the animals off to other zoos back in the 80s.

The Reservoir is a halfway decent place to fish but dont expect much other than bluegill, carp, catfish, and the rare (as in rarely caught) Northern Pike.

There are sidewalks on every street but in the winter time they plow the snow onto the sidewalks. So if you walk you have to either walk on the street or on top of 4-5' high drifts.

One way streets alternate. For example, South 6th Street is 2 way
South 7th Street goes South to North
South 8th Street goes North to South.

Basic way to remember the roads is longitude (N, S) are numbers. Lattitude (E,W) are letters. Dont forget about the alleys.