DATE
BURNSVILLE.........LINE..............AMERICA

1850
Minnesota territory..............................................................................................................................TAYLOR president
Dakota County boundary set.............................................................................................McCoy, Burns, Nixon, Sweeney
Population 23,191,876...................................................................................................................California becomes state
Woodruff arrive.................................................................................................................................Slavery issue sharpens
William Byrne settles.....................................................................................................................Adding machine patented
...........................................................................................................................................................Jenny Lind tours USA

1855
St. John's Society forms.............................................................................................................PIERCE president
Connelly settles here................................................................................................Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow
Kate Kearney born........................................................................................................Singer patents sewing machine
First school held..............................................................................................................Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Ellen Roan-Jim Lynn marry.................................................................................................Gold used for tooth fillings
Mt. Calvary Cemetery..................................................................................................Kansas Territory slavery issue
Town Board forms................................................................

1860
Hogan, Town Chairman................................................................................................................LINCOLN president
population unknown....................................................................................................................Population 31,443,321
Sioux uprising...........................................................................................................................Secret Service authorized
John Slater born.........................................................................................................................South Carolina secedes
O'Hare murders Kearney.......................................................................................................Pony Express to California
Fur trade big business..........................................................................................................................Civil War near

1865
Emil Oberhoffer born..............................................................................................................................LINCOLN shot
O'Neil, Foley, Kennelly...................................................................................................................JOHNSON inaugurated
McDevitt, Dillons here.......................................................................................................................Ku Klux Klan organizes
Hay sells for $30 per ton..................................................................................................................................Civil War ends
..........................................................................................................................................................Liquid soap on market

1870
Pat Moran, Town Chairman.......................................................................................................CLEVELAND president
population 361...............................................................................................................................Population 38,358,371
Bridget Walsh born......................................................................................................................Standard Oil of Ohio
Berrisford's store opens.....................................................................................................................Robert E Lee dies
Judd arrives...............................................................................................................................U.S. Weather Bureau starts
locusts swarm in.............................................................................

1875
Sweeney, Town Chairman...........................................................................................................GRANT president
Jesse James robs bank..................................................................................................................Gold Rush to Black Hills
J. Delaney-Liz Hogan wed...............................................................................................Ex-president Johnson now Senator
Town Board refunds 25%.................................................................................................B.K. Bruce first Negro Senator
of road taxes...................................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................................Michael McDonald dies
..................................................................................................................................Kentucky Derby holds first race

1880
Moran, Town Chairman........................................................................................................GARFIELD president
population 388.....................................................................................................................Population 50,189,209
HISTORY OF DAKOTA COUNTY................................................................................NYC exceeds one million people
published................................................................................................................................................................
Judd opens hotel.................................................................................................................Sarah Bernhardt tours USA
........................................................................................................................................Pay station telephone service

1885
Kelleher, Town Chairman.......................................................................................................CLEVELAND president
Gypsies camp at Nichols....................................................................................................Electric street cars running
Voting notices to be posted...............................................................................................Washington Monument dedicated
on Berrisford store wall.....................................................................................................................................................
Taxes set at $350..............................................................................................................Treasury has 500 million surplus
.......................................................................................................................................First pleasure boat on sale

1890
Pat Nicholson, Town Chairman........................................................................................................HARRISON president
population unknown......................................................................................................................Population 62,979,766
School #94 built at..............................................................................................................Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed
cost of $400..............................................................................................................................................................
Streeflands arrive from......................................................................................................First Army-Navy football game
Holland...............................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................Battleship Maine launched

1895
M. Gallagher, Town Chairman.......................................................................................................CLEVELAND president
Enous Gallagher born............................................................................................................Silver verses gold national issue
Ad in Dakota County Trib......................................................................................................................................................
"Dr, William's Pink Pills for...............................................................................................................................
Pale People" cures tired blood........................................................................................................Gillette sells safety razors
............................................................................................................................................First professional football game
..................................................................................................................................................Anti-saloon league forms
Bill Connelly born........................................................................................................................Motion pictures shown on film