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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 4 | 1863 | - 1863: Appleton History
1863 The Lawrence Engine Company was formed with Appleton\'s first fire engine.
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| 5 | 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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| 6 | 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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| 7 | 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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| 8 | 1870 | - 1870: Appleton History
1870 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an early leader of the women\'s rights movement, visited Appleton.
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| 9 | 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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