| 1843 |
Lewis Hill comes
to Cottage Grove |
| 1846 |
John Atkinson
comes to Cottage Grove
David Welch dies, later a memorial marker is erected for him in Atkinson |
| 1847 |
Pope & Fisher
incorrectly list this as date of establishment for Atkinson Cemetery
|
| 1849 |
Minnesota Territory formed
October 27th Washington County established
|
| 1850 |
John Atkinson
purchases land from James S. Norris in what later becomes Cottage Grove |
| 1852 |
W. R. Munger
comes to Cottage Grove |
| 1854 |
Martin Atkinson
buried in Atkinson Cemetery |
| 1857 |
J. M. Munger
comes to Cottage Grove |
| 1858 |
Cottage Grove
established
May 11th Minnesota becomes the 32nd State of the Union
John S. Mars comes to Cottage Grove / Newport
Frank Tibbets comes to Cottage Grove |
| 1865 |
Hartley Mars
comes to Cottage Grove |
| 1873 |
October 11th
Hanna Atkinson dies |
| 1874 |
May 12th
Atkinson Cemetery Association established
October 7th Land deeded to Atkinson Cemetery Trustees from John
Atkinson
October 29th John Atkinson marries Almira B. Fiske of Baytown |
| 1883 |
November
25th A'Hyatt Munger marries Placidius E. Mars |
| 1887 |
April 3rd
Joel M. Munger dies |
| 1888 |
February
11th Lewis Hill dies |
| 1892 |
December
28th John Atkinson dies of old age in Minneapolis |
| 1900s |
Cemetery Association
fades, property tax delinquent, passes to county |
| 1908 |
September
27th Premature infant dies, to be buried in Corners Cemetery NO
STONE |
| 1909 |
March 21st
Alzina (Munger) Austin dies, last "known" burial in Atkinson
Cemetery |
| 1910 |
June 29th
Majorie Danforth dies at age 9 due to inflammatory rheumatism, to be
buried in Corners Cemetery NO STONE |
| 1917 |
November
7th Gladys Munger born |
| 1970 |
Elizabeth B.
& John G. Erickson create the first known cemetery transcription |
| 1974 |
McDonald's is
built |
| 1979 |
Cottage Grove
annexed cemetery as abandoned
City of Cottage Grove & local Lion's Club clean up cemetery, restore
26 remaining gravestones
Communications between Gladys Munger and Forrest Mars begin |
| 1981 |
Work begins
on Highway 61 overpass (now Exit 81)
Gladys Munger active against disturbing graves
December 28th A lawyer writes city on behalf of Mars & Munger
families |
| 1982 |
February
3rd Atkinson Cemetery designated as historic site
Hwy. 61 overpass work cuts through a corner of Atkinson Cemetery, no
graves disturbed
Robert Vogel proposes historical maker & documentation
September 19th: WCHS dedicates plaque |
| 1983 |
Mars monument
erected |
| 1998 |
July
Robert Vogel proposes to raise funds for the year 2000 budget for beautification
of Atkinson & Old People's Cemetery |
| 2003 |
October
E. Katie Holm receives IFP grant, begins research on Minnesota Cemeteries |
| 2004 |
February
E. Katie Holm picks to concentrate on Atkinson Cemetery for grant
April 27th Gladys Munger passes away
June E. Katie Holm photographs and transcribes Atkinson Cemetery
for IFP grant
November Presentation of Atkinson Cemetery project @ Hennepin
County History Museum |