City of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne skyline from Reservoir Park
Flag Seal
Nickname: The Summit City, The Fort, The City That Saved Itself
Motto: Room for Dreams
Location in the state of Indiana, USA
Coordinates: 41°04′50″N 85°08′21″W / 41.08056, -85.13917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
French settlement	1680s
Founding	October 22, 1794
Incorporated (town)	1829
Incorporated (city)	February 22, 1840
Founder	Jean François Hamtramck
Named for	Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne
Government
- Type	Mayor-council government
- Mayor	Tom Henry
- City Clerk	Sandra Kennedy
- City Council	Common Council Marty Bender Liz Brown John Shoaff Tom Smith Karen Goldner Tom Didier Mitch Harper Tim Pape Glynn A. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The US state of Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790 Allen County is the largest County (by area in the state of Indiana, United States. The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne Indiana was established by Captain Jean François Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean François Hamtramck (sometimes called John Francis Hamtramck) (1756 - 1803 was a French-Canadian from Quebec who joined the Continental Army Anthony Wayne (January 1 1745–December 15 1796 was a United States Army general and statesman The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Tom Henry is an American politician former Fort Wayne City Councilman and current Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The municipal clerk along with the tax collector is the oldest of public servants Sandra Kennedy (born 1937 is an American democrat politician As of 2006, she serves as the City clerk of Fort Wayne Indiana, a A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. Mitchell V "Mitch" Harper is an American politician from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hines
Area
- City	204. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 92 km² (79. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 12 sq mi)
- Land	204. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 48 km² (78. 95 sq mi)
- Water	0. 4 km² (0. 15 sq mi)
- Urban	350. 30 km² (135. 25 sq mi)
- Metro	3,554 km² (1,368 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population (2007)
- City	252,000
- Density	1,006. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (2,605. 7/sq mi)
- Metro	570,779
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP Code	468
Area code(s)	260
Twin Cities
- Gera	Germany
- Takaoka	Japan
- Płock	Poland
FIPS code	18-25000[1]
GNIS feature ID	0434689[2]
Website: http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States of America and the county seat of Allen County. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Allen County is the largest County (by area in the state of Indiana, United States. As of September 30, 2007, the city had an estimated population of 252,000, making it the 70^th largest city in the United States. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[3] In 2007, the combined population of the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area was 570,779, making it the third largest metropolitan area in Indiana. The Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA is a federally designated metropolitan area composed of three Indiana counties ( Allen, ^[4] Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis. ^[5]

Fort Wayne is within a 250-mile (400 km) radius of 17 percent of the total United States population and within a day's drive of half of the nation's population^[6], along with sitting nearly equidistant from Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. ^[7] Fort Wayne's economy has been primarily based on insurance, manufacturing, and healthcare. ^[8] The metro area is also a contributor to the nation's agricultural sector. Fort Wayne has received recognition by the National Civic League with the All-America City Award in 1982-1983 and 1998. The National Civic League is an Organization founded in 1894 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at a meeting of politicians policy-makers journalists and The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. ^[9]

United States Army general and American Revolutionary War statesman General "Mad" Anthony Wayne is the namesake of Fort Wayne. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Anthony Wayne (January 1 1745–December 15 1796 was a United States Army general and statesman ^[10] The United States Army built this last in a series of forts near the community of Kekionga, the largest of all Miami villages, which is located where the St. Joseph River and St. Marys River join to form the Maumee River. Kekionga, also known as Kiskakon or Pacan's Village was the capitol of the Miami tribe at the confluence of the Saint Joseph, Saint Marys and The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma The St Marys River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi (160 km long in western Ohio and eastern Indiana in the United States The Maumee River is a River in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. ^[11]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 2.1.1 Flooding 3 Cityscape 3.1 Architecture 3.2 Neighborhoods 4 Demographics 4.1 Religion 5 Government 6 Economy 7 Education 7.1 Libraries 8 Culture 8.1 Festivals and events 8.2 Performing arts 8.3 Museums 8.4 Sports 8.5 Recreation 8.5.1 Trails 8.6 Media 9 Infrastructure 9.1 Transportation 9.2 Healthcare 9.3 Utilities 10 Sister cities 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links

History

See also: Forts of Fort Wayne, Indiana

The Miami nation first established a settlement at the Maumee, St. Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne Indiana was established by Captain Jean François Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" Joseph, and St. Mary's Rivers in the mid-17th century called Kekionga. Kekionga, also known as Kiskakon or Pacan's Village was the capitol of the Miami tribe at the confluence of the Saint Joseph, Saint Marys and The village was the traditional capital of the Miami nation and related Algonquian tribes. The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic Historians believe that around 1676, French priests and missionaries visited the Miami on their way back from a mission at Lake Michigan. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. In 1680, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle sent a letter to the Governor-General of Canada stating he had also stopped there. René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle ( November 22, 1643 &ndash March 19, 1687) was a French The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative In the 1680s, French traders established a post at the location because it was the crucial portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Portage refers to the practice of carrying a Canoe or other Boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as Rapids or a Waterfall The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Maumee River is approximately ten miles (16 kilometers) away from the Little River branch of the Wabash River, which flows, in turn, into the Ohio River. The Wabash River is a long River in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near St The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ^[12]

In 1696, Comte de Frontenac appointed Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes as commander of the French outpost in Miami country. Louis de Buade Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau ( May 12, 1622 &ndash November 28, 1698) was a French courtier and Governor Jean Baptiste Bissot Sieur de Vincennes was a Canadian soldier explorer and friend to the Miami Nation. ^[13] The French built the first fort on the site, Fort Miamis, in 1697 as part of a group of forts built between Quebec, Canada, and St. Louis. Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne Indiana was established by Captain Jean François Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk In 1721, a few years after Bissot's death, Fort Miamis was replaced by Fort St. Philippe des Miamis. Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne Indiana was established by Captain Jean François Hamtramck under orders from General "Mad" ^[14]

Increasing tension between France and the United Kingdom developed over the territory. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 In 1760, after defeat by British forces in the French and Indian War, the area was ceded to the British Empire. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The fort was again renamed, this time to Fort Miami. In 1763, various Native American nations rebelled against British rule and retook the fort as part of Pontiac's Rebellion. Pontiac's Rebellion was a war launched in 1763 by North American Indians who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after The Miami regained control of Kekionga, a rule that lasted for more than thirty years. ^[14]

In 1790, President George Washington ordered the United States Army to secure Indiana. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Three battles were fought in Kekionga against Little Turtle and the Miami Confederacy. Little Turtle or Mishikinakwa (c 1747 &ndash July 14, 1812) was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana, and The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma The Miami forces defeated American army in the first two battles. Anthony Wayne led a third expedition, destroying the village while its warriors were away. When the tribe returned to their destroyed village, Little Turtle decided to negotiate peace. Little Turtle or Mishikinakwa (c 1747 &ndash July 14, 1812) was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana, and After General Wayne refused it, the tribe was advanced to Fallen Timbers where they were defeated on August 20, 1794. The Battle of Fallen Timbers ( August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indians and Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a On October 22, 1794, the United States army captured the Wabash-Erie portage from the Miami Confederacy and built a new fort at the three rivers, Fort Wayne, in honor of General Wayne. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a ^[15]

Fort Wayne prospered under the construction of the Wabash and Erie Canal, earning Fort Wayne's nickname, the Summit City, due to the city's placing at the zenith of the locks on the canal. The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping Canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via a man-made waterway Fort Wayne lost national prominence in the demise of the Wabash and Erie Canal as the railroad system quickly took its place. On February 22, 1840, the Town of Fort Wayne incorporated as the City of Fort Wayne. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year ^[16] Most of the population growth occurred in the 19^th century with immigrants mainly arriving from Germany and Ireland, bringing large numbers of Roman Catholics and Lutherans. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther

In recent history, the focus of the community has been the concern of breathing new life into downtown Fort Wayne. Over the last eight years, the city has improved in this venture however, with the renovated and expanded main library branch and Grand Wayne Center. The Grand Wayne Center is a Convention center located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States. In 2006, it was announced that plans for a new $125 million development^[17], containing a new baseball stadium, parking garage, condominiums, shops, and Courtyard by Marriott Hotel were to be built in downtown Fort Wayne between 2008 and 2010. Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. This project has come to be known as the Harrison Square project. Harrison Square is a mixed-use downtown revitalization project in Fort Wayne Indiana. ^[18][19][20]

Geography

Fort Wayne is located at 41°04'50′N, 85°08'21′W in the northeast corner of Indiana. For a regional summit, Fort Wayne is fairly flat. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Marshes and wetlands are prevalent in portions of southwest Fort Wayne and Allen County, as well as some quarries. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Few small hills and depressions are found throughout the region, with the exception of Cedar Creek Canyon on Cedar Creek, one of the St. Cedar Creek Canyon, also called simply Cedar Canyon, is a topographical feature located in Allen County Indiana. Joseph River's major tributaries, north of Fort Wayne near Huntertown. Huntertown is a town in Allen County, Indiana, United States. West of the city lies the Tipton Till Plain while land east of the plain is the former Black Swamp. The Great Black Swamp, or simply Black Swamp, was a glacially caused Wetland in northwest Ohio, United States, extending The St. Mary's River cuts through the southeast section of Allen County, flowing northward, while the St. Joseph River cuts through the northeast section of the county, flowing southward. Both rivers converge roughly in the center of the county to form the Maumee River, which flows northeastward, eventually emptying into Lake Erie. Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally

Climate

Fort Wayne, like most of the Midwest, has a humid continental climate. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between Summers are hot and humid, and winters are generally cold with frequent snowfall. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Severe weather is not uncommon with tornadoes rarely occurring, particularly in the spring and summer months, though funnel clouds are observed more frequently. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus ^[21] The most severe tornado, an F2 on the Fujita scale, struck portions of northern Fort Wayne on May 26, 2001, causing extensive damage to Northcrest Shopping Center along with other businesses along the Coliseum Boulevard corridor, moving on to a subdivision, but resulting in only three minor injuries. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ^[22]

The National Weather Service, which maintains an observation station in the control tower at Fort Wayne International Airport, reports the record highest temperature in the city was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 14, 1936, and June 29, 1988, and the record lowest temperature was −24 °F (−31. The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fort Wayne International Airport is a public Airport located seven miles (11 km southwest of the Central business district of Fort Wayne, in Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 1 °C) on January 12, 1918. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[23] The wettest month on record was July 1986, with 11. 00 inches (279 mm) of precipitation recorded. The greatest 24-hour rainfall was 4. 93 inches (125 mm) on August 1, 1926. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The average annual precipitation ranges from 36. 55 inches (928 mm) at the airport to 37. 90 inches (963 mm) at the Fort Wayne Water Pollution Control Plant. During the winter season, snowfall accumulation averages 32. 4 inches (820 mm) per year. Lake effect snow is not rare to the region, but usually appears in the form of light snow flurries. Lake-effect snow is produced in the winter when cold Arctic winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water providing energy and picking up Water vapor which freezes The snowiest month on record was 29. 5 inches (750 mm) in January 1982 (the 1981-1982 winter season was also the snowiest season on record, with 81. 2 inches (2,060 mm) reported). The greatest 24-hour snowfall was 12. 6 inches (320 mm) on March 10, 1964. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. ^[24]

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	69	73	86	90	99	106	103	102	100	91	79	71
Norm High °F	31	35. 4	47. 4	59. 8	71. 6	80. 6	84. 3	81. 8	75. 4	63	48. 5	35. 8
Norm Low °F	16. 1	19. 2	28. 8	38. 2	49. 1	58. 8	62. 5	60. 4	52. 8	41. 8	32. 7	22. 3
Rec Low °F	-24	-19	-10	7	27	36	38	38	29	19	-1	-18
Precip (in)	2. 05	1. 94	2. 86	3. 54	3. 75	4. 04	3. 58	3. 6	2. 81	2. 63	2. 98	2. 77
Source 1: US Travel Weather [25]
Source 2: The Weather Channel [26]

Flooding

See also: Watersheds of Indiana

Fort Wayne experiences flooding due to its proximity to the tributaries of the Wabash River Watershed to the west and south, and the Maumee River Watershed to the north and east. The Wabash River is a long River in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near St The Maumee River is a River in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. ^[27]

Top Ten Worst Floods Based on Crests of the Three Rivers
Year(s)	Month(s)	Cost	River crest
1913	March	$4,802,000	26. 1’
1982	March	$56,100,000	25. 9’
1985	February	$6,957,000	24. 5’
1990-1991	December-January	$5,000,000	24. 1'
1943	May	$2,000,000	24. 0’
1908	March	(no records on cost of flood)	22. 5’
2005	January	$2,000,000	22. 3’
1930	January	(no records on cost of flood)	22. 2’
1978	April	$50,000,000	21. 2’
2003	July	$12,600,000	21. 2’
Source: City of Fort Wayne [28]

The worst flood since 1913 struck Fort Wayne in March of 1982, prompting the detoured stop of then-President Ronald Reagan to Fort Wayne to survey the damage, thrusting the city into the national spotlight. ^[29] In the days following the flood, 9,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes, over 2,000 residences and businesses were damaged by floodwaters, and thousands from across the tri-state area worked to shore up dikes at vulnerable spots along the three rivers. One such instance was a brigade of sandbaggers who were credited with saving 1,860 properties in the Lakeside neighborhood as the clay dikes along the Maumee River began to show signs of failure, earning Fort Wayne the distinction of being The City That Saved Itself. ^[30]

Since the 1982 flood, miles of levees and dikes were built or improved, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers widened the Maumee River, and Headwaters Park was established near the confluence of the rivers in downtown Fort Wayne, all implemented to alleviate future flooding. Dike (constructionEmbankmentA levee, levée, dike (or dyke) embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel In commemoration of the 1982 flood's 25^th anniversary, former Mayor Graham Richard proclaimed March 19-23, 2007 as Flood Awareness Week in Fort Wayne, also highlighting the flood mitigation efforts the city has made in the last quarter century. Graham Richard is an American politician and the 34th and former Mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana, serving since 2000 ^[31]

Cityscape

Top Five Tallest Buildings
Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	One Summit Square	101 East Washington Boulevard	442/135	27	1982
2	National City Center	110 West Berry Street	339/103	26	1970
3	Lincoln Bank Tower	116 East Berry Street	312/95	22	1930
4	Anthony Wayne Bank Building	203 East Berry Street	167/51	14	1964
5	1st Source Center	200 East Main Street	149/46	10	1989
Source: Emporis. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International One Summit Square is the tallest office building in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States, as well as the tallest Reinforced concrete building in the The Lincoln Tower in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States, is an Art-Deco Highrise building com [32]

Architecture

• Allen County Courthouse, Clinton Street, government building, by Brentwood S. Tolan, 1897-1902
• Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Avenue, sports arena, by Alvin M. Strauss, 1952
• Anthony Wayne Bank Building, 203 East Berry Street, commercial highrise, 1964
• Canal House, 114 West Superior Street, warehouse, 1852
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, church, 1860
• Center School, restored schoolhouse, 1893
• Concordia Senior College (now Concordia Theological Seminary), by Eero Saarinen
• Crooks House, residence, by postmodernist Michael Graves, 1976
• Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel, 121 West Jefferson Boulevard, theater and hotel, by Alvin M. Brentwood S Tolan ( November 23, 1855 - June 30, 1923) was an American Architect. The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum is a 13000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Fort Wayne Indiana, initially built in 1952 for nearly $3 million in Alvin M Strauss (1895-1958 was an Indiana Architect and designer of many landmark buildings in Indiana and Ohio during the early twentieth century The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne Indiana, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Most Center School, a One-room schoolhouse in the Southwest Allen County School District, Fort Wayne Indiana, was originally built in 1893 as the Concordia Senior College was a Liberal arts college located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS The Concordia Theological Seminary is an institution of theological higher education of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS located in Fort Wayne Indiana Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism Michael Graves (born July 9, 1934) is an American Architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has become a household name The Embassy Theatre (formerly the Emboyd Theatre is a 2477-seat performing arts Theater in Fort Wayne Indiana. Strauss, 1928
• Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 East Main Street, art museum, by Walter Netsch, 1984
• Grand Wayne Center, 120 West Jefferson Boulevard, convention center, 1985, 2005
• Hanselmann House, residence, by postmodernist architect Michael Graves, 1967
• Hugh McCulloch House, 616 West Superior Street, residence, 1853
• J. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA is a Contemporary art museum located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States Walter Netsch ( February 23, 1920 - June 15, 2008) was an American Architect based in Chicago. The Grand Wayne Center is a Convention center located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States. B. Franke House, 2131 Forest Park Boulevard, residence, by Francis Barry Byrne, 1914
• J. Ross McCulloch House, 334 East Berry Street, residence, 1883
• Lincoln Bank Tower, 116 East Berry Street, Art-Deco highrise, by Alvin M. The Lincoln Tower in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States, is an Art-Deco Highrise building Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Strauss, 1930
• Old City Hall, government building, 1893
• One Summit Square (Chase Bank), commercial highrise, 1981
• Pennsylvania Railroad Station, 231 West Baker Street, train station, 1914
• Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road, residence, 1827
• Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1126 Barr Street, church, 1889
• Snyderman House, residence, by postmodernist Michael Graves, 1972
• The Landing, Columbia Street, Italianate, Renaissance, and Romanesque-style commercial lowrises, 1868-1943
• Trinity English Lutheran Church, 405 West Wayne Street, church, 1923
• Wermuth House, residence, by Eero Saarinen, 1942

Neighborhoods

See also: List of Fort Wayne, Indiana neighborhoods

Demographics

Fort Wayne Population by year[33]		Rank[34]
1744[14]	1,040
1833[35]	300
1850	4,282
1860	10,388
1870	17,718	83
1880	25,880	74
1890	35,393	86
1900	45,115	83
1910	63,933	89
1920	85,540	83
1930	114,946	72
1940	118,410	70
1950	133,607	72
1960	161,144	79
1970	178,269	72
1980	172,196	80
1990	195,680	99
2000[36]	205,727	84
2006	248,637	70

The first census, performed in 1744 on the order by the governor of Louisiana, revealed a population of approximately forty Frenchmen and one thousand Miami. The Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana operates as a museum the History Center and headquarters for the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical One Summit Square is the tallest office building in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States, as well as the tallest Reinforced concrete building in the JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating The Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House was built near Fort Wayne Indiana in 1827. Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS located at the intersection of Barr and Madison Streets in The Snyderman House was a single family residence in Fort Wayne Indiana designed and built for Sanford and Joy Snyderman in 1972 by Architect Michael In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth-century phase in which Italian sixteenth-century The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere See also Fort Wayne Indiana ^[14]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 205,727 people, 83,333 households, and 50,666 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population There are 90,915 housing units at an average density of 1,151. 5/sq mi (444. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 75. 45% White, 17. 38% Black or African American, 0. 39% Native American, 1. 56% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 2. 91% from other races, and 2. 26% from two or more races. 5. 78% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America

There are 83,333 households out of which 31. 5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 41. 9% are married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39. 2% are non-families. 32. 6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10. 3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2. 41 and the average family size is 3. 08.

In the city the population is spread out with 27. 0% under the age of 18, 10. 7% from 18 to 24, 30. 2% from 25 to 44, 19. 7% from 45 to 64, and 12. 5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years of age. For every 100 females there are 94. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $36,518, and the median income for a family is $45,040. Males have a median income of $34,704 versus $25,062 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,517. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 12. 5% of the population and 9. 6% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 17. 5% of those under the age of 18 and 7. 6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Fort Wayne is cited as having the highest Burmese refugee population in the United States, with between 3,000-3,500. Burmese Americans, or Myanmarese Americans, are Americans of Burmese descent ^[37][38]

Religion

Besides its Summit City nickname, Fort Wayne also is informally called the City of Churches by some of its residents, a nickname that stretches back to the late 1800s when the city was the hub of regional Catholic and Lutheran faiths. Until the building of the Lincoln Bank Tower in 1929, church and cathedral spires dominated the city's skyline. The Lincoln Tower in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States, is an Art-Deco Highrise building

The Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church was constituted in Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, then known as Saint Pauls Evangelisch-Lutheranische Gemeinde, once founded in 1837 as Fort Wayne's first Lutheran church. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS founded in 1847 in Missouri, is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States and the second-largest Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS located at the intersection of Barr and Madison Streets in ^[39] Fort Wayne is the principle city of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend whose region includes northeastern and north central Indiana. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend or FWSB is a Roman Catholic Diocese in northeastern Indiana. The principle cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located in downtown Fort Wayne. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne Indiana, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Most

As of May 2006, three national Christian denominations were headquartered in Fort Wayne; the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association, Missionary Church, Inc. and the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Church). A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association (FBFA is an association of independent fundamentalist African-American Baptist churches The Missionary Church is an evangelical Christian denomination of Anabaptist heritage While the headquarters of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ is in nearby Huntington, Indiana, the denomination's second largest church body, Emmanuel Community Church is in Fort Wayne. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is an evangelical Christian denomination based in Huntington Indiana. Huntington, known as the "Lime City" is the largest city and County seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States.

Fort Wayne's Jewish population is served by Congregation Achduth Vesholom, the oldest Jewish congregation in Indiana and second oldest Reform congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded in 1848. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) &mdash informally the Alleghenies &mdash is part of the vast Appalachian ^[40]

Government

Elected officials of Fort Wayne as of 2008
Official	Position	Political Party
Tom Henry	Mayor	Democrat
City Council Members
Marty Bender	At-Large	Republican
Liz Brown	At-Large	Republican
John Shoaff	At-Large	Democrat
Tom Smith	First District	Republican
Karen Goldner	Second District	Democrat
Tom Didier	Third District	Republican
Mitch Harper	Fourth District	Republican
Tim Pape	Fifth District	Democrat
Glynn A. Tom Henry is an American politician former Fort Wayne City Councilman and current Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Mitchell V "Mitch" Harper is an American politician from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hines	Sixth District	Democrat

See also: List of Fort Wayne, Indiana mayors

Fort Wayne has a mayor-council government. The following people have served as Mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana: The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern As of April 2006, the city was exploring a voluntary government restructuring that included the possible consolidation of its government or parts of its government with Allen County. Discussions with the County have been intermittent for several years.

Fort Wayne's mayor is Democrat Tom Henry, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2008. Tom Henry is an American politician former Fort Wayne City Councilman and current Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He succeeded Democrat Graham Richard who had served since 2000. Graham Richard is an American politician and the 34th and former Mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana, serving since 2000 Mayor Richard chose not to run for re-election. Henry had previously served as a five-term city council member representing the Third District. Mark Becker holds the position of Deputy Mayor, respectively.

Fort Wayne City Council is a nine-member legislative group that serve four-year terms. Six of the members represent specific districts; three are elected city-wide as at-large council members. The council elected on November 6, 2007 will serve until December 31, 2011. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Democrat Sandra Kennedy has been Fort Wayne's city clerk since 1983. Sandra Kennedy (born 1937 is an American democrat politician As of 2006, she serves as the City clerk of Fort Wayne Indiana, a

Under the Unigov provision of Indiana Law, City-County consolidation would have been automatic when Fort Wayne's population exceeded 250,000 and became a first class city in Indiana. Unigov is the name adopted by the city of Indianapolis to describe its Consolidated city-county government adopted in 1970 by act of the Indiana state ^[41] Fort Wayne nearly met the state requirements for first class city designation in 2006 when the populous portions of Aboite Township were annexed. Aboite Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County Indiana. ^[42] However, a 2004 legislative change raised the population requirements from 250,000 to 600,000, which ensured Indianapolis' status as the only first class city in Indiana. ^[43]

Economy

By the mid-20^th century, Fort Wayne had become a manufacturing center in the Midwest United States. Major employers included General Electric, Westinghouse, International Harvester, and Tokheim gasoline pumps. International Harvester Company ( IHC or IH; now Navistar International Corporation) was an agricultural machinery construction equipment During World War II, Phelps Dodge, Rea Wire, and Essex Wire comprised the largest concentration of copper wire manufacturing worldwide, also vital employers. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Phelps Dodge Corporation is a former United States company founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William E Electrical wiring in general refers to insulated conductors used to carry Electricity, and associated devices In the latter half of the 20^th century, shifts in manufacturing patterns led to the reduction of the number of manufacturing plants and jobs, leading many to count Fort Wayne among other cities in the Rust Belt. The Rust Belt, sometimes called the Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the ^[44] However, Fort Wayne's economy has diversified to include defense and security, healthcare, and insurance. ^[45]

Fort Wayne's ten largest non-government employers include:^[46]

Fort Wayne is the headquarters for such corporations as Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, Centennial Wireless, DeBrand Chocolatier, Do it Best, Home Reserve, K & K Insurance Group, Medical Protective, North American Van Lines (SIRVA), OmniSource Corporation, Scott's Food & Pharmacy, STAR Financial Group, Sweetwater Sound, Triple Crown Services, Vera Bradley Designs, and WaterFurnace International. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. ITT Corporation, is a global diversified manufacturing company with 2007 revenues of $9 Lincoln National Corporation ( is a Holding company, which operates multiple Insurance and investment management businesses through subsidiary companies Goodrich Corporation (formerly the BF Goodrich Company), is an American Aerospace manufacturing company based in Charlotte North Carolina "Verizon" redirects here this article is about the corporation see also Verizon Wireless, Verizon Online DSL and Verizon FiOS. Navistar International Corporation ( (formerly International Harvester Company) is a manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks MaxxForce brand diesel Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems Do It Best Corp is a Hardware store Retailers' cooperative. It was founded as Hardware Wholesalers Inc (HWI in 1945 in Fort Wayne Indiana Home Reserve LLC is a privately held company registered in the state of Indiana Medical Protective is an American Liability insurance company for Physicians and Dentists Medical Protective traces its roots back to a predecessor North American Van Lines, or NAVL, is a large United States based Trucking company originally formed in Cleveland Ohio and later based in Scott's Food & Pharmacy is a grocery store chain with eighteen stores in the Fort Wayne Indiana market Vera Bradley Designs Inc is an American design company best known for its soft brightly patterned bags

In 2008, Forbes ranked the Fort Wayne metropolitan area 73^rd on its list of 200 metropolitan areas in the "Best Places For Business And Careers" report, based on factors such as the cost of doing business, cost of living, educational attainment, and crime rate. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly ^[47] Fort Wayne was ranked 7^th in cost of living and 11^th in cost of doing business. ^[47]

Education

Fort Wayne is home of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), with an enrollment of 11,943, it is the fifth-largest public university campus in Indiana. Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne ( IPFW) is a regional University Campus located in Fort Wayne Indiana. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. The city also holds the main campus of the Northeast Region of Ivy Tech Community College, the second-largest public community college campus in the state. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (usually shortened to Ivy Tech Community College or colloquially Ivy Tech) is the state of Indiana 's system A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries Indiana University (IU) maintains the third public higher educational facility in the city with the Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, a branch of the IU School of Medicine. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana.

Fort Wayne's private colleges and universities include religious-affiliates and secular institutions. Religious-affiliated schools include the University of Saint Francis (Roman Catholic), Concordia Theological Seminary (Lutheran), an Adult Learning Center of Concordia University Wisconsin (Lutheran), Taylor University Fort Wayne (Evangelical Christian), and Indiana Wesleyan University (Wesleyan Church). The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne Indiana, which is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church The Concordia Theological Seminary is an institution of theological higher education of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS located in Fort Wayne Indiana The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS founded in 1847 in Missouri, is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States and the second-largest Concordia University Wisconsin is a higher education institution and an affiliate of the 10-member Concordia University System, which is operated by the second-largest Lutheran The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS founded in 1847 in Missouri, is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States and the second-largest Taylor University is a private interdenominational, Evangelical Christian college with campuses Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel Indiana Wesleyan University ( IWU) is a private Evangelical Christian Liberal arts college located in Marion Indiana that is affiliated The Wesleyan Church is an Evangelical Christian Religious denomination in the United States Canada and Australia associated with the Holiness Non-religious colleges and universities include the Indiana Institute of Technology (IIT) as well as regional branches of Trine University, Brown Mackie College, Indiana Business College, and International Business College. The Indiana Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Indiana Tech) is a small private college Trine University (formerly Tri-State University) is a private U The Brown Mackie College system of schools is a collection of private for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the business legal health sciences information

By means of private education, Roman Catholic residents of Fort Wayne and Allen County are served by the schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend or FWSB is a Roman Catholic Diocese in northeastern Indiana. Two of the four high schools in the diocese, Bishop Dwenger High School and Bishop Luers High School, are located in Allen County. Bishop Dwenger High School is a coed Roman Catholic High school in Fort Wayne Indiana, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bishop Luers High School is a Catholic high school located on the south side of Fort Wayne Indiana. Of the 39 grade schools in the diocese, 13 are also located within the county. Lutheran Schools of Indiana operate 14 schools within Allen County, including Concordia Lutheran High School. The Indiana District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS and encompasses the state of Indiana as well as most of Concordia Lutheran High School is a Secondary school affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, serving the Fort Wayne Indiana region Canterbury School, an independent, college preparatory school, serves students K-12, in addition to Blackhawk Christian School. A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school Blackhawk Christian School is a private K-12 school with an enrollment of approximately 750 students and is operated by Blackhawk Ministries

Libraries

The residents of Fort Wayne, Allen County, and surrounding region are serviced by the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) system, comprising fourteen branches, offering materials to patrons since it was founded in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library. The Allen County Public Library (ACPL has been part of the social and cultural fabric of Fort Wayne Indiana and surrounding communities in Allen County since The entire library system began overhauling all branches in 2002, finishing work by late 2006, with the exception of the centerpiece of the project, the main library branch, which opened in a grand opening January 2007. The main library now contains 367,000 square feet (34,100 m²), featuring an art gallery, underground parking garage, bookstore, café, and community auditorium. ^[48] According to data from 2005, 5,405,090 materials were borrowed by patrons, and 2,506,718 visits were made throughout the library system. ^[49] The main library branch also contains the second largest genealogy department in the United States, the Fred J. Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department, home to more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items of microfilm and microfiche. ^[50][51]

Also, the Fort Wayne metropolitan area was acknowledged by Places Rated Almanac in 1998 as holding the highest "reading quotient" of any city in the nation. ^[52][53]

Culture

Festivals and events

• BBQ RibFest is a four-day event held in mid-June at Headwaters Park, showcasing barbecue rib cooks and vendors, as well as musical performances, from across the nation.

• Germanfest commemorates Fort Wayne's largest ethnic group with such events as the Germanfest Bake Off and National Weiner Dog Finals. German cuisine, dance, and fashion are showcased in the eight-day celebration, held in the first week of June at Headwaters Park.

• Johnny Appleseed Festival is a two-day festival held in the third week of September at Johnny Appleseed Park, where John Chapman is buried. The Johnny Appleseed Festival is a name given to any number of festivals held in the United States in honor of John Chapman usually in September or October Johnny Appleseed Park, including what was formerly known as Archer Park, is a public Park in Fort Wayne Indiana. John Chapman may refer to Johnny Appleseed, born "John Chapman" pioneer nurseryman and missionary John Chapman (evangelist, Australian Traditionally, the festival features food, crafts, and historical demonstrations recalling the era of Johnny Appleseed.

• Taste of Fort Wayne is an event held in late August at Headwaters Park, exhibiting the cuisine of local restaurants.

• Three Rivers Festival is the paramount of northeast Indiana festivals, annually attracting over 400,000 event-goers, second in Indiana only to the Indy 500 Festival (held in May) in Indianapolis. The festival's run annually spans nine days in mid-July, featuring over 200 events, including a community parade through downtown, a midway, bed race, arts fair, and fireworks spectacular. ^[54]

Performing arts

The John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center, opened in late 2007 to hold community concerts and university events. The 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m²) auditorium includes 1,600 seats, located next to Williams Theatre and the Visual Arts Building, on the north side of the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus. ^[55] Located downtown, Cinema Center features independent, foreign, classic and documentary films. ^[56]

Arts United Center, located adjacent to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, houses the Fort Wayne Civic Theater and Fort Wayne Youtheatre, with seating for 663. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA is a Contemporary art museum located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States ^[57] The Scottish Rite Center contains a 2,086-seat auditorium and a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m²) Valencia Ballroom. ^[58] Foellinger Outdoor Theatre, in Franke Park near the zoo, offers seasonal acts and movies during the warmer months. ^[59] The Firehouse Theater, in remodeled Firehouse #10, contains 73 seats and presents original works and classics adapted for stage. ^[60]

The Historic Embassy Theatre, located across from the Grand Wayne Center, presents shows ranging from concert tours, Broadway musicals, dance, community events and lectures, serving over 200,000 patrons annually. The Embassy Theatre (formerly the Emboyd Theatre is a 2477-seat performing arts Theater in Fort Wayne Indiana. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located ^[61] The Embassy is also home to the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Fort Wayne Indiana. ^[62] The Grand Wayne Center, though used mainly for exhibitions and conventions, also plays host to dance or choir productions, such as the annual FAME Festival (The Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education), which showcases local school choirs and dancers. The Grand Wayne Center is a Convention center located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States.

Museums

Fort Wayne includes a handful of museums. ^[63] The Corvette Classics Museum features more than fifty restored classic Corvettes, dating from 1953 to the present time. A corvette is a small maneuverable lightly armed Warship, originally smaller than a Frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft, although many ^[64] The Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum, opened in 1981 at Engine House #3 in downtown Fort Wayne, exhibits artifacts from the Fort Wayne Fire Department, dating back to 1839, as well as showcasing four early previously-used fire engines. ^[65] The Jack D. Diehm Wildlife Museum of Natural History showcases stuffed and mounted North American wildlife animals in habitat settings. ^[63] Science Central is a "hands-on" science center, located in Lawton Park just north of downtown Fort Wayne, offering children hundreds of interactive exhibits. ^[66]

The African/African-American Historical Museum, which opened near downtown in 2000, contains two floors and ten exhibits relating to slavery in the United States, the Underground Railroad, African-American inventors, and the history of the local Fort Wayne African-American community. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States ^[67] The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is located in downtown Fort Wayne, containing 40,000 square feet (3,700 m²) of exhibition space, along with an auditorium. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA is a Contemporary art museum located in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana, Allen County, United States ^[68] It was announced in May 2008 that the FWMoA would add 10,000 square feet (930 m²) more exhibition space, a bistro, 18,000-volume library, and K-12 learning center, along with a complete refurbishment in a $7. 5 million capital campaign, all of which is expected to be completed by spring 2010. ^[69]

The Greater Fort Wayne Aviation Museum is located inside the Lieutenant Paul Baer Terminal at Fort Wayne International Airport, highlighting early aviation history in Fort Wayne, as well as memorabilia relating to historical aviation figures such as Fort Wayne's own Art Smith and World War I Ace, Lieutenant Paul Baer. Art Smith was an American pilot He grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana; in 1910 his parents mortgaged their home for $1800 so that he could build a plane on which World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All ^[70] The History Center, located in Fort Wayne's Old City Hall, manages a collection of more than 23,000 artifacts, photographs, and documents recalling the history of Fort Wayne and Allen County; the center is overseen by the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, which also maintains the Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House. The Fort Wayne Old City Hall Building in downtown Fort Wayne Indiana operates as a museum the History Center and headquarters for the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical The Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville House was built near Fort Wayne Indiana in 1827. ^[71] The Lincoln Museum, founded in 1931, is currently the world’s second largest private collection dedicated to Abraham Lincoln's life before and during his presidency. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The museum includes signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th amendment, 5,000 original 19th century photographs, approximately 200,000 newspapers and magazine clippings, 7,000 19th century prints, engravings, and 19th century newspapers, among many other pieces of memorabilia of the era on display. The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. ^[72] The museum is scheduled for permanent closure June 30, 2008. ^[73] The Veterans National Shrine and Museum, located west of Fort Wayne near Arcola, serves as the sole United States war veterans monument in the country honoring all veterans and servicemen over the past 200 years. Arcola is an unincorporated town in Lake Township, Allen County, Indiana. ^[63]

Sports

See also: History of sports in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is the current home of seven minor league sports franchises. These include the Fort Wayne Fever of soccer's Premier Development League, the Fort Wayne Flash of the National Women's Football Association, the Fort Wayne Flyers of the Minor League Football Association, the Fort Wayne Freedom of the Continental Indoor Football League, the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League, and the Fort Wayne Wizards of baseball's Midwest League. Fort Wayne Fever are an American Soccer team founded in 2003. History In 1995 the USISL split into two leagues one professional and one amateur The Fort Wayne Flash is a full-contact women's outdoor football team of the National Women's Football Association. The National Women's Football Association (NWFA is a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The Fort Wayne Flyers are a minor league American football team that play in the MLFA. The Minor League Football Association ( MLFA) is a full contact outdoor/indoor Semi-pro Minor league American football league based in The Fort Wayne Freedom is a team in the Continental Indoor Football League, beginning play in the 2008 season The Continental Indoor Football League ( CIFL) is an indoor football league based along the Northeastern United States region The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league hockey franchise currently playing in the International Hockey League. The International Hockey League is a mid-level Professional Ice hockey league with teams in the United States. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a team of the NBA Development League, located in Fort Wayne Indiana. The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization The Midwest League is a Class A Minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. There is also a presence of intercollegiate sports in Fort Wayne. IPFW joined the NCAA's Division I Summit League in 2007. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Membership Associate members Eastern Illinois University (November 3 2005 - swimming and diving Former members ^[74]

Fort Wayne has also been home to three former professional sports franchises. These include the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons (now in Detroit), the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (an early predecessor to the current MLB). The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The Fort Wayne Daisies were a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing out of Fort Wayne Indiana. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was a women's professional Baseball league founded by Philip K The Fort Wayne Kekiongas were a professional Baseball team notable for having won the first professional game of baseball ever played on May 4, 1871. The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP or simply the National Association (NA was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season

Fort Wayne has also been home to a few sports firsts; the first major league baseball game was played May 4, 1871, between the Fort Wayne Kekiongas and the Cleveland Forest Citys. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Forest Citys were a short lived professional baseball team based in Cleveland Ohio in the early 1870s It was rained-out in the top of the ninth inning, with the Kekiongas ahead 2-0, though the Kekiongas franchise in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players was sold midway through the first season. ^[75] Another first, on June 2, 1883, Fort Wayne hosted the Quincy Professionals for one of the first lighted baseball games ever recorded. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[76] Also, Fort Wayne has been credited for being the birthplace of the NBA when Fort Wayne Pistons owner Fred Zollner brokered the merger of the BAA and the NBL in 1949 from his kitchen table. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area Fred Zollner ( January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was called "Mr The National Basketball League was a professional basketball league in the United States from 1937 to 1949. ^[77]

Recently, Fort Wayne was rated the "Best Place in the Country for Minor League Sports" in a 2007 issue of Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal. ^[78][79]

Team	Sport	League	Established	Venue	Championships
Fort Wayne Fever	Soccer	Premier Development League	2003	Hefner Soccer Complex	0
Fort Wayne Flash	Football	National Women's Football Association	2007	Bishop John M. Fort Wayne Fever are an American Soccer team founded in 2003. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History In 1995 the USISL split into two leagues one professional and one amateur Hefner Soccer Complex (also known as Hefner Stadium, and Hefner Fields) is a large group of Soccer fields located in Fort Wayne Indiana. The Fort Wayne Flash is a full-contact women's outdoor football team of the National Women's Football Association. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The National Women's Football Association (NWFA is a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. D'Arcy Stadium	0
Fort Wayne Flyers	Football	Minor League Football Association	2005	Dave S. Walter Memorial Stadium	0
Fort Wayne Freedom	Indoor football	Continental Indoor Football League	2008	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	0
Fort Wayne Komets	Hockey	International Hockey League	1952	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	5 (IHL), 1 (UHL)
Fort Wayne Mad Ants	Basketball	NBA Development League	2007	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	0
Fort Wayne Wizards	Baseball	Midwest League	1993	Memorial Stadium (1993-2008) Harrison Square (2009-)	0

Recreation

See also: List of parks in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne's first park (and smallest), the 0. The following is a list of parks in Fort Wayne Indiana according to the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation website (aside from county parks 2 acre (800 m²) Old Fort Park, was established in 1863. The newest developed park includes Buckner Park, established in 2004. Franke Park is the largest city park, at 316. 4 acres (1. 3 km²), also the home of the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (ranked as the ninth best zoo in the nation by Child Magazine in 2004^[80]). The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (FWCZ is located in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States. Child is a discontinued American parenting magazine founded by Jackie Leo and MaryAnn Sommers in 1986 and published through 2007 Lindenwood Nature Preserve is the only park in the city to have nature preserve status from the Department of Natural Resources. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U Fort Wayne also boasts the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory downtown, which contains a seasonal showcase garden, a tropical oasis display, with a waterfall, and Sonoran Desert display. The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an enclosed conservatory in Fort Wayne Indiana, United States. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is Also downtown, the 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m²) Lawton Skatepark. As of 2007, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation maintained 84 parks and dozens of smaller community parks and playgrounds, covering 2,805 acres (8. 9 km²).

Allen County Parks also include Cook's Landing County Park, Fox Island County Park, Metea County Park and Payton County Park, all four of which cover nearly 900 acres (3. 6 km²). Fox Island contains the largest contiguous forest in Allen County. ^[81] Northeast of Fort Wayne, near Grabill, is the Hurshtown Reservoir, the largest body of water in Allen County. Grabill is a town in Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States.

Fort Wayne is also making efforts in restoring natural wetlands to the region. In southwest Allen County, the Little River Wetlands Project's Eagle Marsh contains 683 acres (2. 8 km²) of protected wetlands, making it the third largest wetland restoration in the state of Indiana. Nearby Arrowhead Marsh is also in the process of restoration. Many species of turtles, herons, and cranes have been reported of making a resurgence in the wetlands. ^[82][83][84]

Trails

In recent decades, Fort Wayne has been developing new paths and paved walking trails along the riverbanks, known as the Rivergreenway Trail System, not only to beautify the riverfronts, but to also promote healthier living habits for residents around the community. The Rivergreenway Trail System currently encompasses around 20 miles (32 km) throughout Allen County.

It was announced November of 2007, that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) had awarded the City of Fort Wayne nearly $1 million to aid in construction that will soon begin on a new extension of the Rivergreenway, called the Pufferbelly Trail, that will eventually link the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Franke Park and the northern suburbs of Fort Wayne with the rest of the trail system. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT is a governmental agency of the U The final plan includes joining Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana in the north, and Ouabache State Park in the south near Bluffton, Indiana. Pokagon State Park is located in northeastern Indiana close to the village of Fremont and north of Angola. Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. Bluffton is a city in Harrison and Lancaster Townships Wells County, Indiana, United States. ^[85]

In the spring of 2008, ABC affiliate WPTA-TV received $10,000 in seed money from the reality television series Oprah's Big Give which was then received by Aboite New Trails, Fort Wayne Trails, Greenway Consortium, and Northwest Allen Trails, four organizations in Fort Wayne. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Oprah's Big Give (also referred to as The Big Give) is a Reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 900 PM Eastern/800PM Central The donations topped $1 million April 12, 2008 at a community celebration named Oprah's Big Give: Fort Wayne Trails in Headwaters Park with Indianapolis Colts Coach Tony Dungy and players in attendance. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and the current Head coach of the ^[86] On April 21, 2008, Fort Wayne was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show in recognition for raising the most money of the ninety participating cities in the country. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated The final total rounded-out to $1. 2 million. ^[87]

Media

See also: List of media in Fort Wayne, Indiana

The major newspaper in the city is the independent Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, a daily that has more than twice the circulation of the city's second daily, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. The Journal Gazette is the morning Newspaper in Fort Wayne Indiana. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The News-Sentinel is a Pulitzer Prize -winning daily newspaper in Fort Wayne Indiana. The two dailies have separate editorial departments, but under a joint operating agreement, printing, advertising, and circulation are handled by Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc. The Newspaper Preservation Act of 1970 was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Richard Nixon, that authorized the formation , which is 75 percent owned by the News-Sentinel, 25 percent owned by the Journal Gazette. The city is also served by several free weekly and monthly alternative and neighborhood newspapers, including two that serve the African American community, Ink and Frost Illustrated. Other local publications include, Fort Wayne Monthly Magazine, the Macedonian Tribune (the oldest and largest Macedonian language publication produced outside of the Balkans^[88]), Northern Indiana LAKES Magazine, Whatzup Magazine, and The Communicator, the student newspaper of IPFW. Macedonian () is the official Language of the Republic of Macedonia and is a part of the Eastern group of South Slavic languages. ^[89]

The Fort Wayne radio market is the 105th-largest in the nation, according to Arbitron. Arbitron ( is a Radio audience research company in the United States which collects listener data on radio audiences similar to that collected by Nielsen Media WGL, Fort Wayne's first radio station, began broadcasting in 1924. WOWO, the city's second radio station, began broadcasting in 1925, and is now an independent news/talk radio station, featuring local and network news talkshows. Located in Fort Wayne Indiana, WOWO is an independent news/talk radio station transmitting on 1190 kHz at 50000 Watts during the daylight hours and Two National Public Radio stations, WBNI and WBOI, are based in the city. WBNI-FM (941 FM) is a Fort Wayne Indiana -area public Radio station owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio WBOI is an FM Radio station located in Fort Wayne Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 89 Fort Wayne is served by a handful of UHF television stations as the 106th-largest media market in the nation. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population Broadcast network affiliates include WANE-TV (CBS), WFFT-TV (FOX), WISE-TV (NBC), and WPTA (ABC). WANE-TV is a Television station in Fort Wayne Indiana, broadcasting as a CBS affiliate under the name NewsChannel 15 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WFFT-TV is a Television station in Fort Wayne Indiana which broadcasts as a Fox affiliate on channel 55 WISE-TV, channel 33 is the NBC -affiliated Television station for Fort Wayne Indiana. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WPTA, channel 21 is the ABC -affiliated Television station for Fort Wayne Indiana. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Fort Wayne's PBS Member station is WFWA. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WFWA is a public Television station in Fort Wayne Indiana, broadcasting locally on channel 39 as a PBS member station Religious broadcasters include WINM and W07CL. WINM is a religious Television station in Angola Indiana, broadcasting locally on channel 63 W07CL is a low-power Television station in Auburn Indiana, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 7 as a full-time affiliate of the Three Angels Broadcasting UPN and The WB were primarily local cable television channels, also broadcast as digital television sub-channels on WANE-TV and WPTA-TV, respectively. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by The CW Network and My Network TV also are cable-only for many Fort Wayne market viewers as they are broadcast by digital sub-channels of WPTA-TV and WISE-TV, respectively, and not broadcast on an NTSC channel. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico

Infrastructure

Transportation

Fort Wayne International Airport (formerly known as Baer Field during World War II and Fort Wayne Municipal Airport from 1946-1991) is the state's third busiest airport behind Indianapolis International Airport and South Bend Regional Airport, serving approximately 650,000 passengers annually. Fort Wayne International Airport is a public Airport located seven miles (11 km southwest of the Central business district of Fort Wayne, in Indianapolis International Airport is a public Airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the Central business district of Indianapolis South Bend Regional Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the Central business district of South Bend, a ^[90] It is the only Midwest commercial airport, other than Chicago's O'Hare, with a 12,000-foot (3,700 m) runway. ^[90] Fort Wayne International is also homebase for the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard. ^[91] Smith Field, just north of Fort Wayne, is used primarily for small aircraft and pilot education and training. ^[92]

Fort Wayne contains two Interstates. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 69 runs south to Indianapolis and north to Port Huron, Michigan, straddling the west and north fringes of Fort Wayne, while Interstate 469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)^[93] completes a beltway around Fort Wayne and New Haven's southern and eastern outskirts. Interstate 69 (I-69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. Port Huron is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census the city had a population of 32338 with a 2006 estimate of 31302 Interstate 469 (abbreviated I-469) also known as the Ronald Reagan Expressway, is an Interstate highway in the midwestern United States. Fort Wayne contains four U. S. highways, U.S. Route 24, U.S. Route 27, the main north-south thoroughfare through the heart of the city, U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Highway), and U.S. Route 33. US Route 24, a dual north-south/east-west route is one of the original United States highways of 1926 US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country The Lincoln Highway was the first automobile road across America. United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1141 km from northern Indiana to Richmond Virginia Fort Wayne also contains five Indiana State Roads, State Road 1, State Road 3, State Road 14, State Road 37, and State Road 930, a thirteen-mile (19 km)-long bypass around north-central Fort Wayne, better known as Coliseum Boulevard. State Roads in the US state of Indiana are numbered rationally in general odd one-digit and two-digit highways are north-south highways numbers increasing State Road 1 is a north-south State highway in the eastern portion of the U State Road 3 in the US State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the State Road 14 is an east-west road in Northern Indiana. Its western terminus is at U State Road 37 ( SR 37) in the US State of Indiana at one time ran from the northeast of the state to the south end State Road 930 is a short urban highway entirely within greater Fort Wayne Indiana. Airport Expressway, a four-lane divided highway, provides direct access to Fort Wayne International Airport from Interstate 69.

Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation, Citilink, provides bus service via twelve routes through the city, some locations being Glenbrook Square, IPFW, New Haven, and Parkview and Lutheran Hospitals, along with CitiLoop, a trolley service offered downtown in the summer season. Glenbrook Square is located at 4201 Coldwater Road in Fort Wayne Indiana. Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne ( IPFW) is a regional University Campus located in Fort Wayne Indiana. New Haven is a city in Jefferson and Adams townships Allen County, Indiana, United States In 2007, Citilink served over two million passenger trips. ^[94]

Healthcare

Fort Wayne is served by six hospitals; Parkview Hospital, Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Saint Joseph Hospital, Dupont Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, and Parkview North Hospital, encompassing over 1,300 patient beds. Parkview Hospital founded in 1878 as Fort Wayne City Hospital is the flagship hospital of Parkview Health System in Northeastern Indiana. ^[95] These six hospitals belong to either of the two health networks serving the region; Parkview Health Systems or Luthern Health Network. ^[95] Parkview Hospital, the flagship hospital of Parkview Health Systems, is the fourth largest hospital in Indiana, as well as the largest outside of Indianapolis. ^[95]

Utilities

Electricity is provided to Fort Wayne residents by Indiana Michigan Power (a unit of American Electric Power), headquartered in the city and serving 575,000 customers in northeastern Indiana and southern Michigan. American Electric Power ( is a major investor-owner Electric utility in various parts of the United States. American Electric Power ( is a major investor-owner Electric utility in various parts of the United States. ^[96] The City of Fort Wayne provides residents with 72 million gallons of water per day via the Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant and Saint Joseph River. ^[97] Hurshtown Reservoir, in northeast Allen County, contains 1. 8 billion gallons of water to be rationed in the event of a major drought or disaster at the three rivers. ^[98]

Sister cities

Fort Wayne has three sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI) and Fort Wayne Sister Cities International (FWSCI):

• Gera, Germany
• Płock, Poland
• Takaoka, Japan

See also

• List of famous people from Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Siege of Fort Wayne

Notes

References

• Beaty, John D. , History of Fort Wayne & Allen County, Indiana, 1700-2005, M. T. Publishing Company, 2006, ISBN 1-932439-44-7
• Bradley, George K. , Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley trolleys, Central Electric Railfans' Association, 1983, ISBN 0-915348-22-5
• Bushnell, Scott M. , Historic Photos of Fort Wayne, Turner Publishing Company, 2007, ISBN 9781596523777
• Gramling, Chad, Baseball in Fort Wayne, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 9780738541297
• Griswold, Bert J. , Fort Wayne, gateway of the West, AMS Press, 1973, ISBN 0-404-07133-3
• Hawfield, Michael C. , Fort Wayne Cityscapes: Highlights of a Community's History, Windsor Publications, 1988, ISBN 0-89781-244-1
• Jarosh, Andrew, Son of a Son of a Politician: Paul Helmke Behind City Hall doors, Writers Club Press, 2002, ISBN 0595216005
• Martone, Michael, Fort Wayne is seventh on Hitler's list: Indiana stories, Indiana University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-253-33687-2
• Paddock, Geoff, Headwaters Park: Fort Wayne's Lasting Legacy, Arcadia Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0-7385-1971-5
• Violette, Ralph, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Arcadia Publishing, 2000, ISBN 0752413090

External links

• Allen County Public Library
• City of Fort Wayne
• Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Fort Wayne International Airport
• Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce
• The Downtown Improvement District

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