Episode 1: William Greenawalt George

William Greenawalt George was mayor of South Bend from 1865 – 1868. He saw the city through its incorporation and presided over its first City Council meetings. He oversaw the city’s first efforts to pave roads and sidewalks, wooed railroad investment, and led the controversial effort to annex the nearby village of Lowell.

Part of Series 1: Dawn of the City of South Bend

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05:20    What does it mean to incorporate a community?

08:53    A brief biography of Mayor George

12:53    Sidewalk building becomes a political disaster

19:20    A malaria panic in South Bend!

21:53    The first South Bend Farmer’s Market

23:23    South Bend annexes Lowell… controversially

25:34    George declares war on unmuzzled dogs

27:38    Dirty politics drives the work of the City Council to a halt

29:58    Mayor George decides not to run for a third term

33:02    Mayor George’s legacy and death

A Bend in Time is presented by The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana and hosted by Aaron Helman. 

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