History

• 1856--Thomas Armstrong first arrived in area to trap
• 1859--Emmet County Organized
• 1864--First Permanent settlers arrived in Armstrong Grove
• 1872--First Fourth of July celebration held
• 1883--'Armstrong's Grove' post office became 'Armstrong'
• 1891--Site for town of Armstrong chosen
• 1892--First locomotive arrived in Armstrong
• 1893--Town of Armstrong incorporated
• 1894--First Schoolhouse erected & fire dept organized
• 1896--First waterworks&telephone systems
• 1903--Gaslights put in business area & Opera House opened
• 1913--Electricity came to Armstrong
• 1916--Brick School replaced 1894 building
• 1939--Armstrong's first swimming pool opened
• 1945--Armstrong Public Library founded
• 1956--Art's Way's first plant in downtown area
• 1960--Opera House demolished to expand City Park
• 1962--New Post Office dedicated
• 1964--Old R.R. Depot torn down
• 1969--New library and park shelterhouse built
• 1989--Armstrong Heritage Museum founded
• 1993--Armstrong centennial celebration

• 2001--St. Mary's Catholic Church lowered 18 inches
• 2001--Old First Trust Bank building and East Side Cafe torn down for new Bank Midwest building
• 2003--Elementary building built in 1915 torn down to build new Junior High
• 2007--Armstrong Swimming pool razed to start construction of new pool
• 2008--New Pool opened in July. Kasson Drug closed in November.