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
- Mission School and Farm established

1837
- First settler at Johnsonsport about this time

1840
- Old Mission abandoned
- 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.
- 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
- Present Agricultural Society organized, January 8.
- Ninth county seat election, October 5.

1872
- B., C. R. & N. R. R. built.
- River Railroad built.

1875
- Tenth county seat election, October.
- Waukon & Mississippi R. R. built.

1880
- High water in Mississippi, June.
- Poor House built.
- Jail built.

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