SOUTH BEND
St. Joseph County Seat • Indiana Local
City incorporated on May 22, 1865
In 1831, South Bend was laid out as the county seat and as one of the four original townships of St. Joseph County with 128 residents.
In 1841, Schuyler Colfax was appointed St. Joseph County deputy auditor. He was elected to Congress in 1855, becoming Speaker of the House in 1863 during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. In 1868, he was elected vice president under Ulysses S. Grant.
On October 4, 1851, the first steam locomotive entered South Bend. This shifted commerce from the river to the railroad. In 1852, Henry Studebaker set up Studebaker wagon shop, later becoming the world’s largest wagon builder and the only one to later succeed as an automobile manufacturer.
Olivet African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was founded in South Bend in March 1870, making it the first African American church in the city. Olivet AME is still an active African Methodist Episcopal Church, and celebrated its 145th anniversary in 2015.
In 2021, South Bend was featured in national news coverage of former mayor Pete Buttigieg, whose nickname was “Mayor Pete”, was sworn in as the youngest person ever to serve as Secretary of Transportation in the Biden administration on February 2, 2021.
The City of South Bend embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities and neighborhoods. South Bend is rolling out the “Welcome to South Bend” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
Following the example of early settlers, local South Bend and St. Joseph County entrepreneurs have created business opportunities in the area. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of local business ownership in the South Bend community.
In the spirit of early settlers, the residents of South Bend are displaying leadership in the creation of opportunities. South Bend is rolling out the “Welcome to South Bend” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more local value-added businesses.
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