Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo is a city located in Howard County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 46,113. The city is the county seat of Howard County{{GR|6}}. Kokomo is Indiana's 11th largest city.

History

Kokomo was named after Miami Indian Chief Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo. There was a trading post for commerce between Native Americans and European-Americans here in the early 19th century. In 1844 Kokomo was made the county seat. It was incorporated as a city in 1865.

Related Topics:
Miami Indian - Native American - 19th century - 1844 - County seat - City - 1865

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Officially known as the "City of Firsts" for, among other achievements, Kokomo was a pioneer of United States automobile manufacturing, with Elwood Haynes test-driving his early internal combustion engine auto there on 4 July, 1894. Haynes and his associates built a number of other autos over the next few years; the Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company for mass-production of commercial autos was established in Kokomo in 1898.

Related Topics:
Automobile - Elwood Haynes - Internal combustion engine - 4 July - 1894 - Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company - 1898

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Kokomo serves as the "City of Firsts" in the food industry as well. Kokomo opened the first McDonald's With A Diner Inside, locally called "McDonald's Diner." This McDonald's theme failed nationally, but did well in Kokomo. The store is now an ordinary McDonald's. Kokomo also opened the first Cracker Barrel not built near an interstate highway as well as the first Starbucks Coffee not built in a metropolitan area. Kokomo's Starbucks store is one of a few across the nation that operates 24 hours a day.

Related Topics:
McDonald's - Cracker Barrel - Starbucks

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Kokomo Nicknames: "City of Firsts", "Stop Light City" (given by truckers driving through Kokomo)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~