 |  | Griffith, Indiana History, Photos, Links, 2004 Centennial |
 Above are volunteer members of the Griffith Fire Department and their "1921 Red Speed Wagon" ladder truck. The building in the background is the Town Hall. |
| In this section, with the help of citizens and the Griffith Historical Society, you'll find town history including some early photos. The Town of Griffith, Indiana was incorporated in October, 1904, and elections were held. Click HERE for a listing of the citizens who were elected or appointed to the Town Council, Clerk, Treasurer and Clerk-Treasurer positions. Click HERE for a variety of historical photos. Click HERE for information and photos of the Memorial in Central Park. Click HERE for a brief history of the Griffith Police Department. Click HERE for a brief history of Griffith, Indiana at the Griffith Historical Society website. Click HERE for the Griffith High School alumni e-mail directory at the Griffith Public Schools website. Click HERE for a the Griffith High School alumni and reunion website. Click HERE for the Griffith High School Reunion page at the Griffith Public Schools website. Click HERE for Walt Fles' Erie Lackawanna webpage on geocities.com, which includes Griffith, Indiana information. As of November, 2005, a few of the replica Centennial clocks are available for purchase. Click HERE for info. |
 | | Left is the Town of Griffith Seal commemorating the 100 year Centennial in 2004. |
  | | 2004 was the Centennial year and celebration for Griffith, Indiana. Chicago had cows. Highland had ducks. Griffith, in keeping with its railroading heritage, had Centennial Locomotives to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Town in 2004. The Griffith Historical Society sponsored the project in conjunction with the Griffith Centennial Committee and the effort was endorsed by the Griffith Chamber of Commerce. There's about 40 Centennial locomotives around town. The locomotive above is located at the Town Hall and below is the locomotive at the Griffith Senior Center. Special thanks to the Griffith Centennial Celebration Committee and the Griffith Special Events Committee (GSEC) for all their work. Centennial activities were plentiful, and included a wine tasting event and a moonlight stroll. The Centennial celebration finale was a Saturday, October 2, 2004 birthday party in Central Park which included a kiddie parade, 1,500 cupcakes and live music. |
Below are links to Times newspaper articles on the Centennial Locomotives and the Centennial Celebration: http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/10/03/news/lake_county/cbb1ee386bd8844686256f2100764bea.txt http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/08/18/news/lake_county/0ef3435795bc11c986256ef40008069c.txt http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/05/24/news/lake_county/3ecdd5b3ee4a511486256e9d007cb80c.txt http://nwitimes.com/articles/2004/03/07/community/community/dc28fff72c41b60586256e4c0021f181.txt | ||
