2010 Edgewood Rodeo Days Schedule of Events
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2010 Swimming Lessons Information
Edgewood is a town in two counties, divided by Highway 3 which runs through the center. In the spring of 1842, two young men, Lorenzo Mulliken and Daniel B. Noble from York State or Yankeeland, settled on the edge of Turkey timber. They were soon joined by several families and in 1845 the settlement became known as Yankee Settlement. it extended into both Clayton and Delaware Counties. In 1872 the anme changed to Edgewood, and the town was incorporated in 1892. The name Edgewood was chosen because the area west of town was mostly prairie and the area east was densely wooded.
One of the founding fathers of Edgewood was Elder N.W. Bixby. He and his wife Ruby, from Williamstown, Vermont, located in Yankee Settlement in 1846. Bixby was the first free will Baptist minister to settle in Delaware County. Mr. Bixby's son was R.J. Bixby. R.J. was one of the honored citizens who did much good for the town. He was a State Representative for Delaware County during the thirtieth, thirty-first, and thirty-second General Assemblies.
R.J. Bixby was also a farmer and nature lover. He made a point of getting a tract of land set into the state park system. Today we know this area as Bixby State Park Reserve.
In Edgewood's recent history we can be proud of the volunteer
accomplishments. Edgewood has a reputation of getting things done and the
following are examples of that:
| 2005 | Community Dreams Recreation Complex |
| 1998 | Edgewood Speculative Building Completed |
| 1997 | Ball Diamond Improvements |
| 1996 | Meals on Wheels Program Begun |
| 1995 | Ed-Co Abstinence & Character Building Group Started |
| 1994 | Hospitality Training Initiated |
| 1993 | Reclaiming Bixby Park and Downtown Improvements |
| 1992 | Completion of New Library and City Office Building |
| 1991 | Opening of the Edgewood Child Care and Learning Center |
| 1990 | Opening of WoodsEdge Golf Course and Housing Development |
| 1990 | Creation of the Edgewood Board of Economic Development |
| 1989 | 1st Festival of Trees and Craft Show |
| 1988 | 1st Edgewood Rodeo Days Celebration |
| 1987 | Planning for the "Edgewood Three Miles" Sign Begins |
| 1986-7 | Creation of the Little League & Adult Softball Complex |
| 1986 | First Community Think Tank |
| 1984 | Yankee Settlement Retirement Housing |
| 1978 | Completion of New Fire Station |
| 1976 | Completion of "History of Edgewood" |
| 1975 | Completion of Public Lighted Tennis Court |
| 1966 | Completion of the New Swimming Pool |
