When did crown point become a city?

By 1873, a railroad linked the Hammondville and Irondale railroad centers at Crown Point with the north and south railroad lines. On October 31, 1834, Solon Robinson and his family became the first settlers to claim the area that would eventually become Crown Point. In addition, the City of Collins Park hosts several recreational events and programs, such as the Lake County Fair, the annual Corn Roast festivals, Taste of Crown Point, and many more. While not a very encouraging development, Dillinger's infamous escape occurred in Crown Point's own prison in 1934. Collins Park, Saverman Woods Park, Thomas Street Park, Wells Street Park, Kaiser Park and Jerry Ross Park are all parks in Crown Point.

The data presented on this page does not represent the opinion of the City of Crown Point and its employees or that of Zippa. George Melville Smith completed in 1938 the mural for the Crown Point Post Office “From those beginnings came Lake County, Indiana”, as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration). Hartupee as fire warden for the City of Crown Point in November, the first official step was taken to promote better protection of life and property. Many famous people came to Crown Point to get married, such as Tom Mix, Rudolph Valentino, Cassius Clay and Jackson 5.The name of the city is attributed to a translation of the name of the French fort: Point au Chevalure (the crown of the head).

In 1982, the Crown Point Library was renamed Crown Point Community Library to include the Township of Winfield as part of its service area. Vermonters began creating a permanent settlement in what would become present-day Crown Point in 1800, when Stephen Spaulding and his brothers arrived in the area on an exploration expedition. The Crown Point Community School Corporation serves Crown Point residents who live in Center Township. Crown Point was an industrialized community with luxury homes, lawyers, doctors, stores and an academy for teacher training, when the Civil War took hold of the country.

Three of the most famous horses, Pink, Billy and Jeff, survived the war, returned to Crown Point and are buried there. Employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current jobs in the city of Crown Point.