These initial settlements could have been anything up to around 2000 years ago.
It was the site of initial European settlement in the area.
Initial settlement of the area dates back to the mid-1840s.
Properties date from initial settlement in 1653 to the early 20th century.
They represent the period from the village's initial settlement in about 1835 through the early 20th century.
About 500 families totaling 2600 individuals made up the initial settlement.
Initial settlements seem to have been abandoned after the year 300 because of large floods.
The initial settlement gathered its first Congregational church by 1652.
The initial settlement provided US$2,500 to each of six class representatives.
The town was incorporated in 1908, though the initial settlement developed in the late 1880s.
