Editing Pine City, Minnesota (section)

==History==
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The [[Sioux|Dakota]] Indians were the first in the area. With the Ojibwe expansion, the area became a mixture of the two. By the early 19th century, the area became predominantly [[Ojibwe]]. They trapped and hunted on the land and [[fur trade|traded furs]] at the nearby trading posts. With the 1837 [[Treaty of St. Peters]], dubbed the "White Pine Treaty", lumbering began in the area, but was limited by access to available waterways.

In the late 19th century, European settlers came to the Pine City area, which was still heavily forested with thick stands of [[Eastern White Pine|white pine]], some of the state's largest. When the railroad arrived in Pine City, a logging expansion began. Pine City prospered and grew to have everything it needed to serve residents, farmers, and the expanding lumber industry. It was [[plat]]ted in 1869<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n432 413]}}</ref> and incorporated in 1881.

When [[Buchanan County, Minnesota|Buchanan County]] merged with Pine County in 1861, the county seat was consolidated to Pine City because it was already well-established. Because of its location on the far southern edge of [[Pine County]], there have been attempts over the years to move the county seat to more central [[Hinckley, Minnesota|Hinckley]] or [[Sandstone, Minnesota|Sandstone]].

In 2005, Pine City became the first city in rural America with an annual gay pride event, [[East-Central Minnesota Pride]]. A book capturing Pine City's history in vintage photos, part of the [[Images of America]] series, was published in 2010.

===Timeline===
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* 1804 – European settlers arrived.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mnhs.org/furpost/learn/ojibwe|title=The Ojibwe People|website=Mnhs.org|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
* 1837 – The [[Treaty of St. Peters]], known as the “White Pine Treaty", initiated lumbering in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://minnesotawaters.org/crosslakeofpinecounty/cross-lalesnake-river/ |title=History of Pine City &#124; Cross Lake Association of Pine County |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024074018/https://minnesotawaters.org/crosslakeofpinecounty/cross-lalesnake-river/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1848 – The Ojibwe community of [[Chengwatana, Minnesota|Chengwatana]] formally established as a village.
* 1856 – Chengwatana became [[Pine County]]'s county seat.
* 1872 – Pine City became the county seat following a fire at the Chengwatana courthouse, prompting a new courthouse construction.
* 1881 – Pine City incorporated as a village west of Chengwatana due to the railroad's location, leading to Chengwatana's decline.
* 1894 – Robinson Park in Pine City served as a central staging area for relief efforts during the [[Great Hinckley Fire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presspubs.com/pine_city/news/new-book-revisits-horror-of-great-hinckley-fire/article_0410018e-7cd1-11e4-a532-ef8857528ff4.html|title=New book revisits horror of Great Hinckley Fire|first=Mike|last=Gainor|website=Presspubs.com|date=December 5, 2014 }}</ref>
* 1903 – [[James Adam Bede]] delivered a notable speech at the [[Associated Press]] annual dinner in New York City.
* 1914 – A [[Minnesota Naval Militia]] Armory opened in Pine City with [[Adolph Olson Eberhart|Governor Eberhart]] delivering a speech at the dedication ceremony in November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinecityhistory.com/naval-militia-armory.html|title=Naval Militia Armory|website=Pinecityhistory.com|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
* 1939 – Pine City built a yellow brick city hall, later relinquished to the county due to concerns over county seat status, now partly used by the city hall.
* 1952 – Lightning struck and destroyed the towered Romanesque Revival courthouse of 1886, prompting a new courthouse's construction, integrating the old city hall's architecture.
* 1954 – Pine County raised funds via bond issuance for a new courthouse, incorporating elements of the former city hall, marked with "Court House" over the north entrance.
* 1967 – [[Interstate 35]]'s completion through Pine City enhanced regional connectivity.
* 1978 – The inaugural [[International Polkafest]] was hosted in Pine City.
* 1980 – Pine City's Jean Lindig Kessler was crowned [[Princess Kay of the Milky Way]].
* 1992 – A 30-foot tall [[Voyageurs|voyageur]] statue was erected on the north shore of the Snake River, near downtown Pine City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presspubs.com/pine_city/news/pine-city-s-voyageur-standing-tall-for-20-years/article_1ba63392-49f5-11e2-966c-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Pine City's Voyageur: standing tall for 20 years|first=Mike|last=Gainor|website=Presspubs.com|date=December 19, 2012 }}</ref>  
* 2005 – Pine City hosted the first annual [[East-Central Minnesota Pride]] event, promoting community inclusivity.
* 2007 – A new courthouse was built on Pine City's northern edge following a failed attempt to split the county.
* 2009 – Pine City's Horizon Bank failed amid the [[2008 financial crisis]], with its assets acquired by Stearns Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bankrate.com/banking/list-of-failed-banks/|title=List Of Failed Banks: 2009-2022|first=Matthew|last=Goldberg|website=Bankrate.com|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
* 2010 – Lakeside Medical Center, Pine City's hospital, closed amidst a wave of rural hospital closures across the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/state-by-state-breakdown-of-120-rural-hospital-closures.html|title=State-by-state breakdown of 120 rural hospital closures|website=Beckershospitalreview.com|date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
* 2012 – The Pine City post office was renamed the "Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office" under H.R.3220.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pinecity.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/congress-honoring-fallen-marine-daniel-l-fedder/ |title=Congressman wishes to honor fallen marine, Daniel Fedder &#124; Horizons' Pine Poker |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024073646/https://pinecity.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/congress-honoring-fallen-marine-daniel-l-fedder/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/u-s-house-honors-fallen-minnesota-marine/135485808/|title=U.S. House honors fallen Minnesota Marine|website=Star Tribune|date=December 13, 2011 }}</ref>
* 2017 – Pine City's boys' basketball team gained national attention in The [[Wall Street Journal]] for their innovative three-point shooting strategy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-basketball-team-that-never-takes-a-bad-shot-1485788165|title=The Basketball Team That Never Takes a Bad Shot|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=January 30, 2017|last1=Cohen|first1=Ben}}</ref>
* 2019 - Governor [[Tim Walz]] hosted the annual [[deer hunting]] opener in Pine City, emphasizing the area's role in Minnesota's traditional hunting events.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pinecountynews.com/communities/pinecity/walz-spends-deer-opener-in-pine-county/article_32240f2a-4259-11ec-bd0f-179cae0c197a.html | title=Walz spends deer opener in Pine County | date=November 10, 2021 }}</ref>
* 2024 – Kent Bombard was appointed Pine City's first openly gay mayor, marking a significant moment in the city's political history and becoming the third openly gay mayor in Minnesota's municipal history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wcmpradio.com/post/pine-city-council-votes-to-appoint-bombard-as-mayor | title=Pine City Council votes to appoint Bombard as mayor | date=June 20, 2024 }}</ref>
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