1902 Express and freight service inaugurated by Union Traction line Muncie to Indianapolis.
1904 Delaware County Children’s Home is Built
1904 Delaware County Children’s Home builds a new home for orphans. The new facility can house between 75-100 children who attend Yorktown Schools.
1904 Daleville Mill Burned
1904 Daniels and Overman Flour Mill at Daleville, built by Peter A. Helview burns. (6 Jan)
1904 Disastrous Flooding
1904 Disastrous flooding of the White River. Yorktown bridge washed away. Severe damage across the county (26 Mar)
1904 Buck Creek Bridge Replaced
1904 First large concrete bridge in the county is built over Buck Creek at Yorktown, replacing the iron bridge carried away by the flood in March. (Aug)
1908 David Cammack Dies
1908 Death of David Cammack who established a saw mill in the north part of the township in section 3. He came to the county in 1879. Cammack’s Station (later, “Cammack”) was named for him.
1909-1913 William H. Taft President
1909-1913 William H. Taft served as the 27th president
1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson President
1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson served as the 28th president of the United States
1913 Great Downtown Fire in Yorktown
1913 January 26 Yorktown suffered a terrible fire. The block on the north side of Smith Street was lost and later rebuilt. The fire started in the back of LH Greer Drugs on the northeast corner of Walnut and Smith. (The site was later Bonnet Drug Store and The Stork’s Nest.)
The fire also burned the post office, Signal Handcock Grocery, E & F Prillman Hardware, Dr. C.H. Wright’s office, and the apartment of William Hanson. The I.O.O.F. had just taken possession of their new meeting place just days before the fire. All was lost. It was a terrible day in the history of our town. Fortunately, there were only minor injuries.
1917 War Declared
1917 War is declared marking the beginning of WWI for the U.S. Delaware County had 3,355 men who served. Fifty-five from Delaware County lost their lives in the war. (6 Apr)