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Driving Around Charming Kokomo, Indiana in 4k Video

Filmed on Sunday, August 25 2024, I drive around Kokomo, IN to see what's going on. The city of Kokomo was named after the Miami man Ma-Ko-Ko-Mo. Tradition holds that David Foster, the "Father of Kokomo," named the town Kokomo after the "ornriest Indian on Earth" because Kokomo was "the ornriest town on Earth." 1854 saw the first railroad stop at Kokomo, connecting the town to Indianapolis. For some time, Kokomo was the terminus of the train line, however it was later expanded to Michigan City. On October 6, 1886, natural gas was discovered in Kokomo, leading to the Indiana Gas Boom. As a result of the natural gas boom, Kokomo attracted an increasing number of industries, which resulted in significant technological innovations. For these industrial and technical achievements, Kokomo is officially known as the "City of Firsts." Kokomo was a pioneer of United States automobile manufacturing, with Elwood Haynes test-driving his early internal combustion engine auto ("horseless carriage") there on July 4, 1894. The Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company for mass-production of commercial autos was established in Kokomo in 1898. Haynes invented stainless steel flatware in 1912 after his wife expressed a desire for dinnerware that wouldn't tarnish. The first pneumatic rubber tire was created by the Kokomo Tire Company in 1894. In 1918, the first aerial bomb with fins was produced by the Liberty Pressed Metal Company. Kokomo is home to the first mechanical corn picker which was developed by John Powell in the early 1920s. In 1928, Walter Kemp, Kemp Brothers Canning Co. developed the first canned tomato juice because of a request by a physician in search for baby food for his clinic. In 1938, the Delco Radio Division of General Motors developed the first push button car radio. In 1947, they created the first signal-seeking car radio. Kokomo opened the first McDonald's with a diner inside, locally called "McDiner." This McDonald's theme failed nationally. Eventually, the "McDiner" closed and was converted back to a regular McDonald's restaurant. Kokomo was home to the first Ponderosa Steakhouse, which opened in 1965. Kokomo has been struck by 18 tornadoes between 1950 and 2015, some of which were strong enough to claim lives. In December 2008, Kokomo was ranked third by Forbes in its list of America's fastest dying towns, mainly as a result of the financial difficulties of the automotive industry. In May 2011, Forbes magazine listed Kokomo as one of the "Best Cities for Jobs" after the city ascended 177 places in the rankings. The same article described Kokomo's success in the past few years as "inspirational" and attributed the turnaround to "a revival in manufacturing." #drivingtour #indiana #smalltown