His design of the snap-together table marked the beginning of the ready-to-assemble furniture industry. In 1934, Erie Sauder started his woodworking business in a barn behind his home in Archbold. SAUDER WOODWORKING-Archbold has a rich history of industry and innovation. A Murbach still found time to serve on the Archbold School Board for 45 years. Murbach, making three generations of Murbach doctors serving Archbold for over 100 years. Murbach (who started practicing in 1863), and the father of Dr. A MURBACH was the son of Archbold's first doctor, A.J. This button represents a logo from the centennial printed on a variety of memorabilia.ĭR. Archbold was experiencing significant growth during this time with the population increasing from 2,348 in 1960 to over 3,000 in 1970. WATER TOWER-The Archbold Water Tower was erected in 1953 and is an icon for the Village with the Bluestreak logo.ĬENTENNIAL BUTTON-Archbold celebrated its 100th anniversary (Centennial) in 1966. NSCC is as focused as ever to train and educate students to improve our communities through family-sustaining wages. Northwest State Community College proudly celebrates over 50 years of service to the 77,000 families and 192,000 individuals in the six-county area. The college began offering classes in 1969, and in 1972 moved to its current location and was renamed Northwest Technical College. NORTHWEST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-was originally founded in 1968 as Four County Technical Institute. Hornish went on to win 19 Ind圜ar races and three Ind圜ar Championships (2001, 2002, and 2006) before moving on to a career with NASCAR. SAM HORNISH-The 90th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Archbold embraced this moniker and celebrated Carp Fest for many years. A photograph of this event led to Archbold being labeled as 'Carp Town' by our neighbors. carp in front of the post office at 100 Depot Street after a heavy rain storm flooded the downtown area. Walter, Archbold Postmaster, caught a 1-5/8 lb. To honor his foresight, the park was named in his honor. It was Ruihley's vision that Archbold needed a park and soon after the park was established, he passed away while in office. RUIHLEY PARK-Ruihley Park was named after Mayor August Ruihley in 1928.

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