DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Recognition Of 175th Anniversary Of Dakota County
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Recognize the 175th anniversary of the establishment of Dakota County.
SUMMARY
In 2024, Dakota County is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its establishment as one of the Minnesota Territory's nine original counties. Staff have worked with the Dakota County Historical Society to create materials commemorating this milestone, which will be highlighted at the Dakota County Fair.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommend adoption of the prepared resolution.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
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? Amendment Requested ? New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, in 1849, Dakota County was established as one of the nine original counties within the Minnesota Territory; and
WHEREAS, Indigenous people have been living in the land of Dakota County from time immemorial, with the lands being important for tribes to make use of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers for sustenance, transportation, and interaction with other tribes across the nation; and
WHEREAS, the land that is now Dakota County served as the original birthplace of the Dakota people, as well as serving as the home of numerous other tribes; and
WHEREAS, the signing of the Treaties of Traverse des Sioux and Mendota, the terms of which were not always honored by the U.S. Government, ceded much of the land that is now Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, this led to an increase in rapid increase in settlement in the region and the establishment of Kaposia, present day South St. Paul, as the initial county seat, which moved to Mendota before settling in Hastings in 1857, where it remains today; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County, in the 175 years of its existence, has increasingly taken on different roles to ensure the wellbeing of its residents, gath...
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