Editing Edina, Minnesota (section)

===Settlement===
Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota. By the 1870s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine of Ireland]], had come to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Township.<ref name="edinachapterhistorybook">{{cite book|last1=Morse-Kahn|first1=Deborah|title=Edina : Chapters in the City History|date=1998|publisher=City of Edina|location=Edina, Minn.|isbn=0-9605054-1-5|pages=16–17}}</ref> They were followed by settlers from [[New England]] and [[Germany]], who claimed additional land near [[Minnehaha Creek]].<ref name="settler-nationality">{{cite book|last1=Hesterman|first1=Paul D.|title=The History of Edina, Minnesota : From Settlement to Suburb|date=1988|publisher=Burgess Pub.|location=Edina, MN|isbn=0-8087-9058-7|pages=4–5}}</ref> The Baird and Grimes neighborhoods (both listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]) and the Country Club District (then known as Waterville Mills) in northeastern Edina were among the first areas to be established. The area then known as the Cahill Settlement, at West 70th Street and Cahill Road, was also an early community center and the home of [[Cahill School]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=William W.|last2=Hess|first2=Jeffrey A.|title=History and Architecture of Edina, Minnesota|date=1981|publisher=City of Edina|location=Edina, Minn.|isbn=0-9605054-0-7|pages=5–6}}</ref>

In 1888, the township's residents held a meeting to consider founding a new village, thus separating themselves from Richfield Township. The idea was accepted and a committee was established to oversee the transition.<ref name="City of Edina">{{cite web|title=Edina's Name|url=https://www.edinamn.gov/1016/Edinas-Name|publisher=The City of Edina|access-date=March 2, 2015}}</ref>