Editing Chaska, Minnesota (section)

==History==
[[File:Church in Chaska-20070203.jpg|thumb|left|Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Chaska was built with the characteristic yellow [[Chaska brick]].]]

Chaska's history reflects the influence of the Native American culture.<ref name="CityHistory">{{cite web|url=https://www.chaskamn.com/298/History |title=History |website=City of Chaska, MN |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="HistoricalSociety">{{cite web|url=https://www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org/chaska.php |title=Chaska |last1=Swanson |first1=Tracy |last2=Oberski |first2=Lisa |website=Carver County Historical Society |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> The first inhabitants are believed to be the [[Mound Builders]], whose ancient communities are marked by mounds in City Square.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> Later, the Dakota (commonly known as the Sioux) were the primary nation in this region known as the Big Woods.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> Although the Indian mounds located in Chaska City Square indicate the immediate area was inhabited years before 1769,  the year Chaska's recorded history began.<ref name="CityHistory" />

In 1776, [[Jonathan Carver]] explored the lands along the [[Minnesota River]] and chronicled his journeys.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> French Canadian fur traders traveled the waterways, trading with the Dakota in the early 19th century. During this time, [[Jean-Baptiste Faribault]] established a trading post in Chaska.<ref name="CityHistory" />

In 1851, the [[Treaty of Traverse des Sioux]] officially opened Little Rapids, as Chaska was then known, to settlement.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> Soon after, speculators moved into the new territory. Among the earliest was [[Thomas Andrew Holmes]] who, in August 1851, claimed a {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} clearing as the Chaska townsite.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" />

The name "Chaska" is derived from a Dakota word often given as a name to the first born male child.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> Records show that David L. Fuller purchased the "Shaska" townsite from Holmes in 1852. In 1857, the townsite was platted by the Shaska Company.<ref name="CityHistory" /> In the same year, construction began on the original Carver County Courthouse located where the post office and [[KleinBank]] now stand in downtown Chaska.<ref name="CityHistory" /> Chaska was incorporated as a village in 1871 and, by special legislative charter, as a city in 1891.<ref name="CityHistory" />

An abundance of high quality clay led to the start of brick making in 1857.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> By the 1880s, as a result of the clay resources, Chaska was a thriving brick manufacturing center.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" /> Bricks were shipped by boat to Saint Paul and, although the city grew as a result of steamboat trade, it was not until the [[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] was built through town in 1873 that rapid expansion began.<ref name="CityHistory" /><ref name="HistoricalSociety" />

With the advent of the 20th century came other industries, including the processing of beet sugar and other agricultural products; flour making, butter making, the canning of peas, corn, and tomatoes, and the curing of sauerkraut and pickles.<ref name="CityHistory" />

National polls named Chaska the eighth-best city in the United States in 2007<ref>{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2007/top100/ |work=CNN |title=MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2007: Top 100}}</ref> and 20th best in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Place to Live:Top 100 |publisher=CNN/Money Magazine |year=2009 |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL2710972.html |access-date=October 16, 2009}}</ref>

In September 2016, Chaska hosted the [[Ryder Cup]] at [[Hazeltine National Golf Club|Hazeltine National Golf Course]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rydercup.com/history/era-4 |title=An Event Like No Other: 1927-Present |website=Ryder Cup |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> and in March 2018, the [[Professional Golfers' Association of America|PGA of America]], with help from the U.S. [[Curling]] team, announced Hazeltine would be the first American venue to host a second Ryder Cup in 2028.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swnewsmedia.com/chaska_herald/news/ryder-cup-is-returning-to-chaska-in-2028/article_ac4ce16c-f8e5-55b7-b896-4fad9e1191a0.html |title=Ryder Cup is returning to Chaska ... in 2028 |last=Olson |first=Mark |publisher=www.swnewsmedia.com |date=March 26, 2018 |website=SW News Media |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/pga-of-america-announces-2028-ryder-cup-to-hazeltine-with-help-from-the-us-curling-team |title=PGA Of America Announces 2028 Ryder Cup To Hazeltine With Help From The US Curling Team |last=PGA of America |date=March 26, 2018 |website=Ryder Cup |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rydercup.com/news-media/hazeltine-national-golf-club-to-host-its-second-ryder-cup-in-2028 |title=Hazeltine National Golf Club To Host Its Second Ryder Cup In 2028 |last=PGA of America |date=April 10, 2018 |website=Ryder Cup |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>