The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-31
From the Milwaukee News.
CHRONOLOGY OF WISCONSIN.
Principal Events in the History of
Wisconsin from the Earliest Times
till it's Admission as State.
BY I. A. LAPHAM.

1903. N1cOlleI explored the country
as far as the Wisconsin river.
1854. Fur traders occupied the coun-
try as far as Green Bay.
1860. Keue Menerd penetrated to
Chegoimegon Bay, Lake Superior.
1861. Menerd crossed the country
from Lake Superior to Black River
Falls.
1864 Nov. Is. The French Minister
officially permits the sale of brandy to
the Indians
1865. Cioude Allouez established a
mission at La Pointe, Lake Super ior.
1867. Louis Nicholas Joined Allouez
at La Pointe.
1869. Allouez established mission at
Des Peres Green Bay.)
1910. May 20. Allouez went down
the Wisconsin nearly to its mouth.
1911. The French took formal possess
ion of the Northwest.
1913. June II. Marquette discovered
the Mississippi river.
1914. Marquette coasted Lake Michi-
gan from Green Bay by Milwaukee to
Chicago.
1916. Allouez voyaged over the same
route.
1879. The first sail craft (the Griffin.
arrived at Green Bay and was lost on
the return voyage. La Sale coasted
Lake Michigan from Green Bay to St..
Joseph's Captain De Lut negotiated a
peace with the Indians of Lake Superb
or.
1850. Tonti established military sta
ton at Green Bay.
1851. Marquettes journal and map
published in France.
1858. lie Sueur went down the Wis
consin to the Mississippi.
1855. Durantaye erected fort at
Checagua.
1858. La Honton explored the coun-
try. Fort St. Nichols built at the mouth
of the Wisconsin. Parrot established a
trading post on Lake Pepin. Fort st.
Antoine built at the mouth Of the Chip
pewa river. Fort Beauharnois built on
the north side of Lake Pepin.
1895. La Sueur built a fort on an is
land in the Mississippi below the St.
Croix.
1899. John Ruisson de st. Comes
coasted Lake Michigan, stopping at
INelaoarlk; Nov. 10Th.
100. La Sueur's voyage up the Mis-
sissippi river in search of iron ore.
IVA. LIE Louvigney' battle with the
Fox Indians at Butte des Morris.
1719. Francis Renslt With 200 miners
explore the upper Mississippi.
1921. P. De Charlevoy travelled in
Wisconsin.
1926. A French fort ESTABLISHED at
Green Bay. Prairie du Chen first set
tied. June 7. NJ. de Lignery conclud-
ed treaty of peace with the Indians at
Green Bay
1927. The French established Fort
on Lake Pepin, commanded by Sicur de
Laperriere.
172S. Great flood in Mississippi. Fort
Beauharnois submerged. French expe-
dition under DeLignery from Green
Bay against the Fox Indians.
1874. Battle between the French and
the Sank and Fox Indians.
1747, Oct. l. Captain de Vorcheres
takes command at Green Bay,
1854 Sieur Martin in command at
Green Bay, secures peace with the Indi-
ans.
1855 A French fort established at
Prairie du CHEN.
I76O. Oct. y. Captain Balfour and
Lieutenant Gorrel, with English troops,
took possession of Green Bay.
1862. Aug 81. Indians went from
Milwaukee to Green Bay to complain of
dishonest traders
1863. The English, under Lieutenant
Gorrel, abandoned Green Bay. Feb. 10
Treaty of Paris. All New France sur
rendered to the English. The Pontiac
conspiracy.
1904. Green Bay re-occupied by the
English, under Captain Howard. Loui-
slana ceded to Spain by France.
1866 Laws of Canada extended over
the Northwest.
1766-6S Jonathan Carver travelled
through the country. I
1907. Indian grant of land to Carver.
TIA Northwest Fur Company organ
lied. Civil government established in