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- 1830--Pendleton laid out, January 13
- 1833--First school built in Anderson
- 1834--First newspaper in the county; The Federal Union
- 1836--Town of Alexandria laid out, June 3
- 1838--Anderson first incorporated as a town
- 1843--Abolitionist Frederick Douglass speaks in the Pendleton area during a tour of the Western states. He is attacked
and injured by the crowd
- 1851--Bellefontaine Railroad built from Indianapolis to Anderson. Excursion train arrives July 4th
- 1853--Anderson incorporated a second time as a town. Quincy(later Elwood) laid out, March 1. First telegraph line reaches
Anderson, June 20
- 1856--Town of Frankton laid out, March 3
- 1861--First company of volunteers leaves Anderson for the Civil War, 8th Indiana Infantry, Co. E
- 1865--Anderson incorporated as a city, August 28. Robert N. Williams becomes the first mayor
- 1869--Anderson's first volunteer fire department organized
- First gas street lights, July 3
- 1880--Madison County's courthouse burns, destroying 60 years of valuable records
- 1887--First gas well in county near Alexandria, March 27. Beginning the Gas Boom Era
- 1888--First mule drawn streetcar
- 1893--Town of Lapel incorporated
- 1897--The first Interurban ran from Anderson to Alexandria, December 23. Union Traction Company organized at Anderson
- 1902--The Irish Mail, a child's riding toy, manufactured by the Hill-Standard Company, begins selling
- 1905--Winfield Durbin of Anderson is elected governor. Buckeye Manufacturing Company becomes the first of 17 companies
to build cars in Anderson. Crystal Theatre shows first movie, May 15. Anderson Public Library dedicates the new Carnegie
Building, April 20
- 1906--Gospel Trumpet begins operations. Anderson post office at 11th and Jackson opened to the public, August 15. The
Lambert Tonneau was manufactured by the Buckeye Company
- 1910--Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Anderson on October 13
- 1911--First School of Nursing established by St. John's Hickey Memorial Hospital, December 12. The first Y.M.C.A. in
Indiana was built here on October 11
- 1912--William Bixler, Anderson artist, painted "The Old Swimmin' Hole" from the Riley poem for elementary schools throughout
the nation
- 1913--White River floods Park Place and the downtown area, March 25. "Made in Anderson" trade show spotlights local manufacturing
- 1917--Anderson Bible Training School opens. In 1925, name changed to Anderson College
- 1923--Marcia Barton of Anderson was the first woman treasurer elected to a political office. Shadyside Park was dedicated
on July 4
- 1927--Radio station W.H.B.U. was first heard as the Citizen's Bank Station, December. The studio was in the bank lobby.
- Guide Lamp of Cleveland was purchased by General Motors late in the summer. Operation was placed under the direction
of Delco-Remy. Becomes a separate division in January, 1929, called Guide Lamp
- 1929--Welch airport opens in May. Amelia Earhart attends the opening of the airport. Paramount Theatre opened in August
- 1931--The Grays, a black baseball team of Anderson, ran up a record 19 straight wins. Coach Everett Case of Frankfort
succeeded Alva R. Staggs as basketball coach. Staggs, known as the grand "old" man of Indiana basketball, had coached the
Indians since 1917.
- 1934--Robert Moore won the first Soap Box Derby on August 1 on the 14th Street hill. He was 12 years old
- 1937--The North Anderson Bridge opened
- 1941--Anderson Labor Temple dedicated on December 4
- 1942--Last Civil War soldier in Anderson, Levi Keltner, dies December 9
- 1943--Hector Kirk, auctioneer and sale barn operator, was in the movie, "Home In Indiana"
- 1945--Pfc. Albert C. Kailor of Anderson received a Distinguished Flying Cross, an Oak Leaf Cluster and his Air Medal
- 1957--Charles E. Wilson Library dedicated October 26th at Anderson College
- 1964--The "Mall", Indiana oldest enclosed mall, opened
- 1969--Eisenhower Bridge was dedicated November 8
- 1973--Gerald Ford spoke here for the Sesquicentennial of the county
- 1975--WAC 1st Sgt. Patricia Browning of Anderson was the first enlisted female to become the director of an army band
- 1976--Johnny Wilson, Anderson's first "Mister Basketball" made the State Cage Hall of Fame. He also starred with the
Globetrotters
- 1979--Carl Erskine, the former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodger pitcher, is one of the 16 original inductees into the newly
created Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, July 15
- 1980--The Anderson Public Library celebrated its 75th Diamond Jubilee in the same location, April 20. The Urban League
celebrated 54 years of service, the oldest Urban League affiliation in the state of Indiana, June 7. The International headquarters
for the Church of God celebrated its 100th year, June 19, at the annual camp meeting
- 1994--Hoosier Park; 1st pari-mutual wagering facility in Indiana
- 1999--General Motors
sells Delphi, its last Anderson subsidiary, to Guide Corporation, ending its 80-year involvement in the local economy
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