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Pembina (North Dakota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
. Anthony......Sept. 20, 1820 Three Mackinaw boats laden with seed wheat, oats, and pease, leave Prairie du Chien, April 15, 1820, for the Scotch settlement at Pembina, where the crops were destroyed by grasshoppers the previous year. Proceeding entirely by water, except a portage from Big Stone Lake to Lake Traverse, 1 1/2 miles, they arrive at Pembina......June 3, 1820 Governor Cass, of Michigan, with an exploring party from Detroit under sanction of the United States government, reaching the Mississippi by Sandy Lake, ascends to Cass Lake......July 21, 1820 General Leavenworth reports to the commissioners of the land office that the Indians doto the Minnesota River, the Virginia, reaches Fort Snelling......May, 1823 An expedition fitted out by government, in charge of Maj. S. H. Long, discovers that Pembina, the fort of the Hudson Bay Company on Red River, is within the United States. Long erects an oak post on the line, raises the United States flag, and proclaims
New Ulm (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
te 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 and children surrendered
Red River (Texas, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
ate the Mississippi from St. Louis to the Minnesota River, the Virginia, reaches Fort Snelling......May, 1823 An expedition fitted out by government, in charge of Maj. S. H. Long, discovers that Pembina, the fort of the Hudson Bay Company on Red River, is within the United States. Long erects an oak post on the line, raises the United States flag, and proclaims the territory a part of the United States......Aug. 5, 1823 A colony of Swiss from the Red River settlement establish themselvesRed River settlement establish themselves near Fort Snelling......1827 Henry R. Schoolcraft, with an expedition for exploring the Mississippi, Crow Wing, and St. Croix rivers, reaches the Mississippi by Lake Superior and Sandy Lake, and reaches the source of the west fork in Itasca Lake......July 13, 1832 Rev. W. T. Boutwell establishes at Leech Lake the first mission among the Indians in Minnesota west of the Mississippi......October, 1833 Jean N. Nicollet leaves Fort Snelling to explore the sources of the rivulets that feed
Yellow Medicine (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
0 Railroads default 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-on
Liverpool, Onondaga county (New York, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
Nearly 100 lives lost by a tornado on Lake Pepin......July 13, 1890 State insane hospital at Fergus Falls opened......July 29, 1890 William Windom, Secretary of Treasury, dies suddenly after responding to a toast at a banquet given by the New York board of trade at Delmonico's, evening of......Jan. 29, 1891 Gen. H. H. Sibley, first governor of Minnesota, dies in St. Paul, aged eighty......Feb. 18, 1891 Whaleback steamer Charles W. Wetmore leaves Duluth with a cargo of grain for Liverpool......June 11, 1891 Washburn-Crosby Company, of Minneapolis, sends out 175 cars containing 22,000 barrels of flour, consigned to the Russian relief committee of Philadelphia......March 23, 1892 Republican National Convention assembles at Minneapolis......June 7, 1892 Fire in Minneapolis; loss, $2,000,000......Aug. 13, 1893 Forest fires destroy towns of Hinckley and Sandstone, causing the death of 417 people; 2,200 homeless and destitute; property loss about $1,000,000......Sep
Owatonna (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
1880 State capitol destroyed by fire......March 1, 1881 Supreme Court decides that the amendment to article IX. of the State constitution, ratified in 1860, is invalid, as impairing the obligation of contracts; the legislature provides for the settlement of State railroad bonds at 50 cents on the dollar......1881 William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury......March 5, 1881 State normal school located by law at Moorhead......1885 State public school for dependent children at Owatonna founded......1885 State insane hospital located at Fergus Falls......1886 Acts passed: For a State reformatory at St. Cloud; a municipal government for Duluth; a high-license law where local option does not prohibit, and to abolish the State board of immigration, created in 1878......1887 Soldiers' home opened at Minnehaha Falls......November, 1887 State normal school at Moorhead opened......Aug. 29, 1888 William Windom again Secretary of Treasury......March, 1889 Secret (
St. Peters River (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
arrives at Mackinaw from Massachusetts, August, 1766; Green Bay, Wis., Sept. 18; at Prairie du Chien, Oct. 10; Falls of St. Anthony, Nov. 17; and ascends the Minnesota River to the stream which now bears his name......1766 Northwestern Fur Company builds a stockade at Sandy Lake......1794 Heirs of Carver's American wife disand for other reasons, it is resolved that the petition be not granted......Jan. 23, 1823 First steamboat to navigate the Mississippi from St. Louis to the Minnesota River, the Virginia, reaches Fort Snelling......May, 1823 An expedition fitted out by government, in charge of Maj. S. H. Long, discovers that Pembina, the fort 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 exp
Louisiana (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
17; and ascends the Minnesota River to the stream which now bears his name......1766 Northwestern Fur Company builds a stockade at Sandy Lake......1794 Heirs of Carver's American wife dispose of their interest in an alleged grant of land in Minnesota to Carver (made by the Naudowessies Indians, May 1, 1767) to Edward Houghton, of Vermont, in consideration of £50,000......1794 Indiana Territory created, including part of present State of Minnesota......May, 1800 Territory of Upper Louisiana formed, including a large portion of Minnesota......March 20, 1804 Minnesota east of the Mississippi a part of Michigan Territory......1805 Lieut. Z. M. Pike, ordered by General Wilkinson to visit Minnesota and expel the British traders, arrives at the site of Fort Snelling, and in council with the Dakota Indians obtains a grant of land for the use of the United States 9 miles square on both sides of the river......Sept. 23, 1805 Rev. Samuel Peters alleges, in a petition to Con
Missouri (United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
H. H. Sibley, of St. Peter, elected delegate to Congress from Wisconsin Territory not included in the State......Oct. 30, 1848 Extract from the diary of Harriet E. Bishop, first school-teacher in St. Paul: J. R. Clewett came into Mr. Irwine's house and said, My! how this town is growing! I counted the smoke of eighteen chimneys this morning ......winter of 1848 Congress establishes the territorial government of Minnesota; bounded on south by Iowa and Missouri River, west by the Missouri and White Earth rivers, north by the British possessions, and east by Wisconsin, with St. Paul as capital......March 3, 1849 Alexander Ramsey, 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
Chippewa (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): entry united-states-of-america-minnesota
ulsed, 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 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.
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