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| 1 | 1847 | - 1847: Appleton History
1847 Reeder Smith purchased land on behalf of Amos A. Lawrence as a site for the Lawrence Institute.
- 1847: Appleton History
1847 The Wisconsin Territorial Legislature granted a charter to the Lawrence Institute on January 17.
- 1847: USA History
Treaty of Cahuenga ends Mexican-American War
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| 2 | 1848 | - 1848: Appleton History
1848 On August 4, Rev. Reeder Smith, Rev. William H. Sampson, Joel S. Wright, a surveyor, and Henry Blood, a Methodist volunteer, moved onto the Lawrence Institute land and began laying out the plots for the school and for a village.
- 1848: Appleton History
1848 The name Appleton\ was first used for the tiny village that was growing around the Lawrence Institute. The village was named to honor Sarah Appleton
- 1848: Appleton History
1848 Wisconsin entered the union as the 30th state on May 29.
- 1848: Appleton History
1848 Wisconsin Methodist Church leaders raised the $10,000 necessary to match Amos A. Lawrence\'s gift of $10,000 to endow the Lawrence Institute.
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| 3 | 1849 | - 1849: Appleton History
1849 On July 3, construction began on the first Lawrence Institute building.
- 1849: Appleton History
1849 The first meeting of the Township of Grand Chute was held in the village of Appleton on April 3.
- 1849: Appleton History
1849 The name of the Lawrence Institute was changed to Lawrence University and on November 12, the first classes began with 35 students.
- 1849: Appleton History
1849 The three villages of Appleton, Lawesburg, and Martin (later called Grand Chute) were established.
- 1849: USA History
Twelfth President of the US is Zachary Taylor 1849-1850
- 1849: Kaukauna History
Andrew Black, from New England, settles as a neighbor to Diedrich.
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| 4 | 1850 | - 1850: Appleton History
1850 Between September 2 and 10, the first United States census was taken in the area, showing a population of 619 people in the Grand Chute Township.
- 1850: Appleton History
1850 The first school opened in Appleton.
- 1850: USA History
Thirteenth President of the US is Millard Fillmore 1850-1853
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| 5 | 1851 | - 1851: Appleton History
1851 In April, the first county elections were held.
- 1851: Appleton History
1851 On February 17, Outagamie County was created by the State Legislature, with Grand Chute as the county seat.
- 1851: Appleton History
1851 The first meeting of the Outagamie County Board was held in Appleton on April 18.
- 1851: Wisconsin History
June 1851 Morgan L. Martin's crew of 500 workers began excavations at Kaukauna for the locks and dams system.
- 1851: Kaukauna History
March 1851 the Wisconsin state legislature changed the name of the town from Grand Kaukalin to Kaukauna.
- 1851: Kaukauna History
Alexander Grignon plats the town of Springville located on the eastern end of the Grignon land, near a sulphur spring. The town could not compete with Kaukauna and failed.
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| 6 | 1852 | - 1852: Appleton History
1852 The Appleton Water Power Company was incorporated to construct dams and reservoirs on the Fox River.
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| 7 | 1853 | - 1853: Appleton History
1853 On April 14, the first meeting of the Appleton Village Board was held. John F. Johnston was elected village president.
- 1853: Appleton History
1853 Samuel Appleton died at his home in Boston on July 12.
- 1853: Appleton History
1853 The cornerstone for Lawrence University\'s Main Hall was laid.
- 1853: Appleton History
1853 The village of Appleton was incorporated, encompassing the former villages of Lawesburg, Appleton, and Grand Chute.
- 1853: USA History
Fourteenth President of the US is Franklin Pierce 1853-1857
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| 8 | 1854 | - 1854: Appleton History
1854 Appleton\'s liquor ordinance was repealed, legalizing the sale and possession of alcohol.
- 1854: Appleton History
1854 The system of Fox River Locks and canals began operating. A boat from the Mississippi River met a boat from the Great Lakes for the first time at Appleton.
- 1854: Appleton History
1854 The village of Appleton was divided into two fire districts, east and west of Appleton Street, and a fire warden was appointed for each district.
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| 9 | 1856 | - 1856: Kaukauna History
Completion of the Fox Locks and dam system. The economic boom for Kaukauna ends as canal workers move on. Vacant buildings are purchased and moved.
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| 10 | 1857 | - 1857: Appleton History
1857 Amos A. Lawrence visited Appleton for the first time and inspected the school named for him in May.
- 1857: Appleton History
1857 Appleton was incorporated as a city on May 2.
- 1857: USA History
Fifteenth President of the US is James Buchanan 1857-1861
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1878 - Abt 1940 (61 years)
