1779History
The territory had been captured by George Rogers Clark in 1779.
1812Sports
Hawley Thurston (1812–1842), poet, teacher
Camille Wright Thompson – silver medalist in swimming at 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
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1813Government
New Albany was founded in July 1813 when three brothers from New York —Joel, Abner, and Nathaniel Scribner—arrived at the Falls of the Ohio and named the site after the city of ...
1814Architecture
In 1814, Joel and Mary Scribner built their home in New Albany; the Scribner House still stands today.
1816History
New Albany grew rapidly and was the largest city in Indiana from 1816 until 1860, when it was overtaken by Indianapolis.
1817Government
New Albany was incorporated as a town in 1817 as part of Clark County.
1819Government
In 1819, three years after Indiana was admitted as a state, New Albany became the seat of government for newly established Floyd County.
1824Architecture
A courthouse was finally built in 1824.
1847Infrastructure
In 1847, the city was connected to the port at Michigan City, Indiana on Lake Michigan via the Monon railroad.
1850Culture
Lipin, Producers, Proletarians, and Politicians: Workers and Party Politics in Evansville and New Albany, Indiana, 1850–87.
1853Education
In 1853, the New Albany High School opened, the first public high school in the state.
1859Government
Willard, governor of the state of Indiana, dedicated the Floyd County Fairgrounds in 1859.
1860History
Indianapolis overtook New Albany as Indiana's largest city in 1860, and across the river, Louisville's population grew much faster.
1862Military
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln established one of the first seven national cemeteries in New Albany for burying the many war dead.
1864Culture
Kahler (1864–1927) – inventor, entrepreneur and automobile pioneer
Karen Kamensek – Grammy nominated orchestral and operatic conductor
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1865Military
Despite the ongoing war, a new courthouse was built in 1865, which was used until the 1960s, when the current City-County courthouse was constructed, also the first in Indiana.
1866History
== Notable people ==
Jamey Aebersold – jazz musician, publisher of "play-along" music books
William Wallace Atterbury (1866–1935) – Brigadier General in the U.S.
1870Architecture
The once robust steamboat industry ended by 1870, with the last steamboat built in New Albany named, appropriately, the Robert E.
1886Architecture
A bridge was built across the Ohio River in 1886, providing a rail and road connection with Kentucky.
1893Culture
When the factory relocated in 1893, New Albany lost a large part of its population and went into economic decline.
1915Architecture
The original steeple was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1915, and a new replica steeple was not completed until 101 years later in 2016.
1917Disaster
On March 23, 1917, a tornado struck the north side of New Albany, killing at least 46 people.
1920Economy
By 1920, New Albany was the largest producer of plywood and veneer in the world, with other producers including Indiana Veneer Panel Company and Hoosier Panel Company.
1937Disaster
==== Ohio River flood ====
In January 1937, a major flood struck the region.
1949Education
New Albany High School, a public school, started WNAS-FM in 1949, which is the nation's oldest continuously operating high school radio station.
1954Education
Board of Education case in 1954.
1961Architecture
Interstate 64 was built through New Albany in 1961 and led to the construction of the Sherman Minton Bridge.
1988Government
It was established in January 1988 and holds its classes at Hillside Hall; its office is elsewhere in New Albany.
1994Education
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1994.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 37,603 people, 15,959 households, and 10,054 families living in the city.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 36,372 people, 15,575 households, and 9,175 families living in the city.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the census of 2020, there were 37,841 people living in the city.
2023Government
The mayor of New Albany is Jeff Gahan, a Democrat; he was re-elected in 2023.
2024Military
Before the Civil War, over half of Hoosiers worth over $100,000 (~$1.74 million in 2024) lived in New Albany, making it by far the wealthiest part of the state.