CHAPTER XII

Chronology: List of the More Important Events in the History of Allamakee County, in the Order of their Occurrence.

History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties Iowa,1882
by W. E. Alexander
Sioux City, Iowa: Western Publishing Co., 1882
Reprinted by Winneshiek County Historical Society

 

1825
- Upper Iowa River southern boundary of Sioux

1828
- First saw mill, on Yellow River

1830
- Neutral ground established

1832
- Winnebago Reservation

1834
- Old Indian Mission built
- Mission School and Farm established

1837
- First settler at Johnsonsport about this time

1840
- Old Mission abandoned
- First white child born at Old Mission.
- Joel Post located at Postville
- First murder, caused by whiskey.

1847
- Act passed defining county boundaries.
- Winnebago treaty relinquishing Neutral Ground

1848
- First school, at Postville.
- First settlers at Lansing.

1849
- County organized by act of Legislature, January 15.
- First postoffice established, at Postville.
- County Seat at "The Old Stake.
- First election, in April.
- First settler at Waukon, July.
- First school house built, at Hardin.

1850
- First grist mill, at Waterville.
- First county seat election, April.
- Second county seat election, May.
- First church built, at Wexford.

1852
- First District Court, Columbus, July 12.
- First newspaper, at Lansing, November 23.

1853
- County seat located at Waukon, March.
- Third county seat election, April
- First County Agricultural Society, June 7.
- First flouring mill built, at Village Creek.
- First criminal trial in District Court, November 9.
- County Democratic organization, December 24.

1856

- Fourth county seat election, April.
- Mining at New Galena.
- -7 Winter of the crust.

1857
- Prairie du Chien & Mankato R.R. Co.organized.

1859
- Fifth county seat election, April 4.
- Contract for court house at Waukon let, August 2.

1861
- Sixth county seat election, April 8.
- Court house at Waukon completed
- Court house at Lansing erected.

1862
- Seventh county seat election, April

1864
- McGregor Western Railroad built.
- Eighth county seat election, November 8.

1866
- County seat "raid", June 9.
- Poor Farm bought, October 22.

1867

- County seat question decided for Waukon
- Present Agricultural Society organized, January 8.
- Ninth county seat election, October 5.

1872
- B., C. R. & N. R. R. built.
- River Railroad built.

1875
- Tenth county seat election, October.
- Waukon & Mississippi R. R. built.

1880
- High water in Mississippi, June.
- Poor House built.
- Jail built.

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