Allamakee County, Iowa - History of Allamakee County, Iowa, 1882, by W.E. Alexander, Chapter 12 Transcribed by Kay Braumbaugh for the IAGenWeb Archives. Submitted July 2000 by Roxanne Barth , IAGenWeb Allamakee County Coordinator. W. E. Alexander, History of Allamakee County, Iowa, 1882, Sioux City, Iowa: Western Publishing Co., 1882, p. 355-371 ************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************* CHAPTER XII. --------- Chronology: List of the More Important Events in the History of Allamakee County, in the Order of their Occurrence. ---------- 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 1835. Mission School and Farm established. 1837. First settler at Johnsonsport about this time. 1840. Old Mission abandoned. 1841. 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. 1851. 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 1868. Present Agricultural Society organized, January 8. 1869. Ninth county seat election, October 5. 1872 B., C. R. & N. R. R. built. “ River Railroad built. 1875 Tenth county seat election, October. 1876 Waukon & Mississippi R. R. built. 1880. High water in Mississippi, June. 1881. Poor House built. 1882. Jail built.