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March 4th, 1854 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
de lands in Iowa and in Minnesota east of the Red River of the North, Lake Traverse, and the Sioux River......July 23, 1851 Dog-train with explorers, under Dr. Rae, after search for Sir John Franklin, arrives at St. Paul from the north......Feb. 14, 1852 Prohibitory liquor law passed; ratified by the people April 5, but declared void by Supreme Court......1852 College of St. Paul, chartered as the Baldwin School, dedicated......Dec. 29, 1853 City of St. Paul incorporated......March 4, 1854 Convention held at St. Anthony, and the Republican party of Minnesota formed......March 29, 1854 Duluth founded......1856 Bill to remove the government to St. Peter passes the House, but the council is dissolved without acting on the bill......1857 Inkpadootah, a Dakota Indian, at the head of a band, massacres a settlement of whites at Springfield, capturing a number of women and children......March, 1857 Congress grants to Minnesota six alternate sections of land per mile
November 15th, 1849 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
sey, of Harrisburg, Pa., appointed governor of Minnesota Territory, organizes the government at St. Paul......June 1, 1849 First legislature, consisting of nine councillors and eighteen representatives, meets at the Central House in St. Paul......Sept. 3, 1849 Act passed to send the Washington Monument Association a slab of red pipestone from the Minnesota quarry......1849 St. Paul incorporated as a town......November, 1849 Minnesota Historical Society organized by law......Nov. 15, 1849 Congress appropriates $20,000 for a territorial prison......1851 Treaty at Traverse des Sioux, on Minnesota River, the Sioux cede lands in Iowa and in Minnesota east of the Red River of the North, Lake Traverse, and the Sioux River......July 23, 1851 Dog-train with explorers, under Dr. Rae, after search for Sir John Franklin, arrives at St. Paul from the north......Feb. 14, 1852 Prohibitory liquor law passed; ratified by the people April 5, but declared void by Supreme Court.
November 2nd, 1875 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
ealth......1872 Act passed to create a fund for an inebriate asylum at Rochester, by tax upon saloon-keepers......1873 State Treasurer William Seeger impeached by the House of Representatives, Feb. 26; pleads guilty, May 22, without any corrupt or wilful intent, and is removed from office......1873 Amendment to the constitution ratified by popular vote, permitting women to vote for school-officers or on school questions, and to be eligible to any office pertaining to schools......Nov. 2, 1875 Amendment adopted providing for biennial instead of annual sessions of the legislature......November, 1877 Act passed, creating a public examiner to superintend the books and financial accounts of public educational, charitable, penal, and reformatory institutions of the State......1878 Minnesota Amber-cane Growers' Association organized at Minneapolis......1878 State insane asylum at Rochester, provided for by act of legislature in 1878, opened......Jan. 1, 1879 Minnesota
August 18th, 1862 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
in interest and the State forecloses......1860 Amendment to constitution, article IX., section 10, amended 1858, forbidding more bonds to aid railroads, and to section 2, providing that no tax or provision for interest or principal of bonds shall be in force until ratified by the people......November, 1860 First regiment of Minnesota volunteers leaves Fort Snelling for Washington......June 22, 1861 Sioux Indians, under Little Crow, massacre the whites at Yellow Medicine agency, Aug. 18, 1862; at New Ulm, in Brown county, Aug. 21; attack New Ulm and are repulsed, Aug. 23; besiege Fort Ridgely for nine days; attack Cedar City, McLeod county, Sept. 3; State troops under Col. H. H. Sibley march against them, Aug. 26; United States troops under Major-General Pope are despatched to the seat of war, and after a sharp battle at Wood Lake the Indians are defeated, and 500 are taken prisoners, 300 of whom are sentenced to be hung......Sept. 22, 1862 Ninety-one captive white women a
July 3rd, 1863 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
l Pope are despatched to the seat of war, and after a sharp battle at Wood Lake the Indians are defeated, and 500 are taken prisoners, 300 of whom are sentenced to be hung......Sept. 22, 1862 Ninety-one captive white women and children surrendered by the Indians to Colonel Sibley near the Chippewa River......Sept. 26, 1862 Thirty-eight of the 300 Indians sentenced are executed......Dec. 26, 1862 Little Crow killed by a settler in the neighborhood of Hutchinson, McLeod county......July 3, 1863 Minnesota school for the deaf opened at Faribault......1863 Professor Eames, State geologist, reports rich silver-bearing quartz near Vermilion Lake, in the northeast part of the State......1865 State insane hospital at St. Peter opened......Dec. 6, 1866 State reform school at St. Paul opened......1866 City of Minneapolis incorporated......1867 Amendment to article VII., section 1 of the constitution, striking out the word white, ratified by the people......November, 186
March, 1857 AD (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
t. Peter passes the House, but the council is dissolved without acting on the bill......1857 Inkpadootah, a Dakota Indian, at the head of a band, massacres a settlement of whites at Springfield, capturing a number of women and children......March, 1857 Congress grants to Minnesota six alternate sections of land per mile to aid in the construction of railroads......March, 1857 Constitutional convention assembles at St. Paul, July 14, 1857. Republicans and Democrats organize separately,March, 1857 Constitutional convention assembles at St. Paul, July 14, 1857. Republicans and Democrats organize separately, prepare drafts, but unite and submit one constitution to the people (ratified 36,240 to 700), St. Paul the capital......Aug. 29, 1857 State issues $2,275,000 in bonds, out of $5,000,000 authorized by an amendment to the constitution, article IX., section 10, called Minnesota State railroad bonds, the credit of the State being pledged for interest and principal......April 15, 1858 Minnesota admitted into the Union......May 11, 1858 State normal school at Winona opened......1860 Rail
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