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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 4 | 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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| 5 | 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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| 6 | 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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| 7 | 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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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 1861 | - 1861: Appleton History
1861 The Chicago-Northwestern Railroad was extended to Appleton from Neenah and Menasha. Trains started serving Appleton for the first time on February 27.
- 1861: USA History
American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter
- 1861: USA History
Sixteenth President of the US is Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865
- 1861: Kaukauna History
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the main line between Green Bay and Milwaukee comes to town.
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| 10 | 1863 | - 1863: Appleton History
1863 The Lawrence Engine Company was formed with Appleton\'s first fire engine.
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| 11 | 1865 | - 1865: Appleton History
1865 The Appleton City Gas Light Company was incorporated.
- 1865: USA History
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
- 1865: USA History
Seventeenth President of the US is Andrew Johnson 1865-1869
- 1865: USA History
United States Civil War ends
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| 12 | 1866 | - 1866: Appleton History
1866 The Appleton City Railway Company was incorporated to provide streetcar service to the city of Appleton. Horses provided power for the streetcars.
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| 13 | 1869 | - 1869: Appleton History
1869 The United States Supreme Court ruled for Lawrence University and against the claims of Edward Meade, resolving a long dispute over ownership of Appleton\'s downtown property.
- 1869: USA History
Eighteenth President of the US is Ulysses Simpson Grant 1869-1877
- 1869: Kaukauna History
Augustin Grignon dies at age 80 at Buttes de Morts.
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| 14 | 1870 | - 1870: Appleton History
1870 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women\'s rights movement, visited Appleton.
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| 15 | 1872 | - 1872: Appleton History
1872 Riverside Cemetery was established, with the remains of pioneers moved from Appleton\'s first cemetery at the present site of The Post-Crescent newspaper offices.
- 1872: Appleton History
1872 The United States government bought the Fox Locks for $145,000.
- 1872: USA History
Yellowstone National Park established
- 1872: Kaukauna History
Railway tracks from Manitowoc to Antigo laid along the south bank of the river.
- 1872: Kaukauna History
The Kaukauna Water Power Company plats the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river.
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| 16 | 1874 | - 1874: Appleton History
1874 Victoria Woodhall, a prominent figure in the women\'s rights movement, delivered a lecture in Appleton entitled, Tried as by Fire
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| 17 | 1877 | - 1877: USA History
Nineteenth Rutherford Birchard Hayes 1877-1881
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| 18 | 1878 | - 1878: Appleton History
1878 Famous speaker Henry Ward Beecher spoke in Appleton on Wastes and Burdens of Society.
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| 19 | 1880 | - 1880: Appleton History
1880 The Appleton Telephone Company was organized with 23 patrons.
- 1880: Wisconsin History
The Kaukauna Water Power Company organized in 1880 by officials of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railway platted the Village of Ledyard.
- 1880: Kaukauna History
The Kaukauna Times newspaper is started.
- 1880: Kaukauna History
The Kaukauna Water Power Company is organized by officials of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railway.
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| 20 | 1881 | - 1881: Appleton History
1881 All of Appleton was united into one school district.
- 1881: USA History
Twentieth President of the US is James Abram Garfield 1881
- 1881: USA History
Twenty - First President of the US is Chester Alan Arthur 1881-1885
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| 21 | 1882 | - 1882: Appleton History
1882 On Saturday night, September 30, the Vulcan Paper Company and the Hearthstone, the business and the home of H.J. Rogers, became the first buildings in the world lighted by the Edison system generating electricity by water power.
- 1882: Appleton History
1882 The Appleton Gas Light Company received permission to string wires for electric lights in the city.
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| 22 | 1883 | - 1883: Appleton History
1883 Fox River Paper Corporation was established.
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| 23 | 1884 | - 1884: Kaukauna History
On June 20, the village of Ledyard on the south side of the river was granted a charter and John Hickey was elected village president.
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| 24 | 1885 | - 1885: Appleton History
1885 The Appleton Edison Light Company was organized.
- 1885: USA History
Twenty-Second President of the US is Grover Cleveland 1885-1889
- 1885: Wisconsin History
The act of incorporation for the City of Kaukauna was passed by the state legislature in early March, 1885.
- 1885: Kaukauna History
The Kaukauna Sun newspaper is started.
- 1885: Kaukauna History
In March, the villages of Ledyard and Kaukauna are incorporated into the City of Kaukauna.
- 1885: Kaukauna History
On April 5th, Colonel H.A. Frambach was elected the city\'s first mayor.
- 1885: Kaukauna History
Colonel H. A. Frambach elected Mayor of Kaukauna
- 14 Jun 1885: Wisconsin History
June 14, 1885: The first observance of Flag Day in the U.S. took place at Waubeka in Ozaukee County by Bernard J. Cigrand, a teacher at Stony Hill School. He campaigned to have June 14 a national remembrance day. This was the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day in 1916.
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| 25 | 1886 | - 1886: Appleton History
1886 A Board of Public Works was established and plans were made for a sewer system in the city of Appleton.
- 1886: Appleton History
1886 A successful movement began to urge the public to plant shade trees in the city.
- 1886: Appleton History
1886 Amos A. Lawrence died of heart disease in Boston on August 22.
- 1886: Appleton History
1886 On August 16, the Appleton Electric Street Railway Company began operation with a track running for four miles.
- 1886: Appleton History
1886 The Thompson and Houston Electric Light Company of Boston received the franchise to provide electric lights for the city.
- 1886: Kaukauna History
Thomas Reese elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 26 | 1887 | - 1887: Kaukauna History
Peter Reuter elected Mayor of Kaukauna in both 1887 and 1888.
- 15 Aug 1887: Wisconsin History
August 15: 1887: Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on this date. Her first job was as a reporter for the Daily Courant of Appleton. She also wrote for the Milwaukee Journal and the Chicago Tribune. Ferber developed a flair for short story writing, drawing much of her material from her life in Wisconsin. Much of her magazine fiction centered on the family, small towns and working women. Some of her novels are Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace. Ferber died in 1968.
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| 27 | 1889 | - 1889: USA History
Twenty - Third President of the US is Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893
- 1889: Kaukauna History
Free Public High School organized.
- 1889: Kaukauna History
Michael Sullivan elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 28 | 1890 | - 1890: USA History
Yosemite National Park created
- 1890: Kaukauna History
Luther Lindauer elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 29 | 1891 | - 1891: Kaukauna History
Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 30 | 1892 | - 1892: Appleton History
1892 Reeder Smith died at his home in Appleton on January 24.
- 1892: Kaukauna History
Luther Lindauer was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 31 | 1893 | - 1893: Appleton History
1893 John F. Johnston, considered Appleton\'s first resident, died at his Appleton home.
- 1893: USA History
Twenty - Fourth President of the US is Grover Cleveland 1893-1897
- 1893: Kaukauna History
Peter Reuter elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 32 | 1894 | - 1894: Kaukauna History
Dr. H. B. Tanner elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 33 | 1895 | - 1895: Kaukauna History
Dr. H. B. Tanner was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 34 | 1896 | - 1896: Kaukauna History
Joseph McCarty elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 35 | 1897 | - 1897: USA History
Twenty - Fifth President of the US is William McKinley 1897-1901
- 1897: Kaukauna History
Joseph McCarty was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 36 | 1898 | - 1898: Appleton History
1898 Appleton was connected by streetcar to Neenah and Menasha.
- 1898: USA History
Spanish-American War
- 1898: Kaukauna History
Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 37 | 1899 | - 1899: Appleton History
1899 St. Elizabeth Hospital was established.
- 1899: Kaukauna History
F. M. Charlesworth elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 38 | 1900 | - 1900: Appleton History
1900 On March 28, Appleton\'s new City Hall and Library building was dedicated. It was the first building constructed specifically for those purposes.
- 1900: Kaukauna History
Julius Kuehn elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 39 | 1901 | - 1901: USA History
Twenty - Sixth President of the US is Theodore Roosevelt 1901-1909
- 1901: Kaukauna History
C.D. Boyd elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 40 | 1902 | - 1902: Kaukauna History
H. J. Mulholland elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 41 | 1904 | - 1904: Appleton History
1904 Ryan High School was destroyed by fire. The following year, Union High School was completed to replace it. Union High School is now Appleton Central High School.
- 1904: Kaukauna History
Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1906.
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| 42 | 1905 | - 1905: Kaukauna History
Construction of a public library with assistance from Andrew Carnegie.
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| 43 | 1908 | - 1908: Appleton History
1908 Lawrence University changes its name to Lawrence College.
- 1908: Kaukauna History
Julius Kuehn elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died October 24, 1908]
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| 44 | 1909 | - 1909: USA History
Twenty - Seventh President of the US is William Howard Taft 1909-1913
- 1909: Kaukauna History
Julius J. Martens [Filled the unexpired term of Julius Kuehn]
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| 45 | 1911 | - 1911: Appleton History
1911 For the next seven years, Appleton was governed by a commission form of government.
- 1911: Appleton History
1911 On October 26, President William Howard Taft spoke at Lawrence University.
- 1911: Appleton History
1911 The Soldiers\' Square monument was dedicated.
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| 46 | 1912 | - 1912: Appleton History
1912 An ice jam on the Fox River caused flooding at the electric power plant on January 10. The city was without electricity as 100 men worked to unblock the ice jam in a temperature of 22 degrees below zero.
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| 47 | 1913 | - 1913: USA History
Twenty - Eighth President of the US is Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921
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| 48 | 1916 | - 1916: Kaukauna History
Charles E. Raught elected Mayor of Kaukauna and reelected in 1918, 1920 and 1922. (He had previously served terms in 1898 and 1904)
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| 49 | 1920 | - 1920: Appleton History
1920 Appleton\'s two newspapers, The Appleton Post and the Appleton Crescent, merged their operations and became the Appleton Post-Crescent.
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| 50 | 1921 | - 1921: USA History
Twenty- Ninth President of the US is Warren Gamaliel Harding 1921-1923
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| 51 | 1922 | - 1922: Irish History
1922 - 1923 - Irish Civil War between the Free State army and IRA
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| 52 | 1923 | - 1923: USA History
Thirtieth President of the US is Calvin Coolidge 1923-1929
- 1923: Kaukauna History
Construction of high school on the island.
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| 53 | 1924 | - 1924: Appleton History
1924 The Soldiers\' and Sailors\' Memorial Drive Bridge was completed.
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| 54 | 1925 | - 1925: Appleton History
1925 Edna Ferber, the author who spent her teen years in Appleton, won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel So Big.
- 1925: Appleton History
1925 Street addresses in the city of Appleton were changed to provide greater organization and consistency.
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| 55 | 1926 | - 1926: Appleton History
1926 Erich Weiss, better known as the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, died on Halloween night in Detroit, Michigan. Houdini spent his childhood in Appleton where his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, served as a rabbi.
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| 57 | 1929 | - 1929: Appleton History
1929 A record low temperature of thirty-two degrees below zero was recorded in Appleton.
- 1929: Appleton History
The Institute of Paper Chemistry was organized in Appleton.
- 1929: USA History
Thirty- First President of the US is Herbert Clark Hoover 1929-1933
- 1929: Kaukauna History
The Vaudette Theatre shows the first talkie motion picture.
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| 58 | 1930 | - 1930: Appleton History
The last electric streetcar ran on April 6.
- 1930: Kaukauna History
The Bank of Kaukauna is robbed of $40,000.
- 1930: Kaukauna History
B.W. Fargo elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 59 | 1932 | - 1932: Appleton History
The Irving Zuelke Office Building opened in downtown Appleton. This 168-foot building was the tallest in Appleton until 1952, when AAL built their 183-foot downtown office building.
- 1932: Kaukauna History
Construction of the U.S. Post Office on the island.
- 1932: Kaukauna History
B.W. Fargo was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 60 | 1933 | - 1933: USA History
Thirty - Second President of the US is Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1933-1945
- 1933: Kaukauna History
Regenfuss Brewery reopens after a dry period of 14 years.
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| 61 | 1934 | - 1934: USA History
Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
- 1934: Kaukauna History
John H. Neisen elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 62 | 1936 | - 1936: Appleton History
On July 13, 1936 a temperature of 107 was reached, the highest temperature ever recorded in Appleton.
- 1936: Kaukauna History
John H. Neisen was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 63 | 1937 | - 1937: Kaukauna History
Rialto Theatre opens with Edna Ferber\'s Come & Get It.
- 1937: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 64 | 1938 | - 1938: Appleton History
Appleton West High School was built on Badger Avenue.
- 1938: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 65 | 1940 | - 1940: Kaukauna History
William F. Gantter elected Mayor of Kaukauna [Died February 25, 1942 His unexpired term was filled by L.F. Nelson]
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| 66 | 1941 | - 1941: USA History
U.S. enters World War II
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| 67 | 1942 | - 1942: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 68 | 1944 | - 1944: Kaukauna History
Look\'s Drug Store opens on Second Street.
- 1944: Kaukauna History
L.F. Nelson was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 69 | 1945 | - 1945: USA History
Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II
- 1945: USA History
Thirty - Third President of the US is Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
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| 70 | 1946 | - 1946: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon elected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 71 | 1948 | - 1948: Kaukauna History
Dial phones come to Kaukauna.
- 1948: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 72 | 1949 | - 1949: Appleton History
Appleton's Memorial Hospital was chartered by the state.
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| 73 | 1950 | - 1950: USA History
Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power and start Communist witch hunts (1950-1954)
- 1950: Kaukauna History
Kaukauna swimming pool is dedicated.
- 1950: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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| 74 | 1951 | - 1951: Kaukauna History
The Hotel Kaukauna originally called the Hotel Brothers, is destroyed by fire.
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| 75 | 1952 | - 1952: Kaukauna History
Joseph F. Bayorgeon was reelected Mayor of Kaukauna
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1875 - 1952 (76 years)
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