Episode 3: William Miller

William Miller was mayor of South Bend from 1872-1876, inheriting a city on a high note that was about to come to an unexpected end. Miller had endured plenty of tragedy during his early life and would see plenty more during his four years in the mayor’s office. He’d oversee the city’s effort to build a modern water works and help deliver the wildest political circus the young city had ever seen.

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

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02:32    A brief biography of William Miller

06:39    Death of South Bend’s founder, Alexis Coquillard

08:30    There are TWO William Millers?

11:16    A pair of major fires visit South Bend

13:24    Water Works debate turns contentious

16:40    Political parties dissolve ahead of the 1873 Council election

17:46    John Studebaker and Schuyler Colfax lose a bet on Christmas!

21:18    Mayor Miller departs from the Republican party amid controversy

24:59    Mayor Miller’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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