Editing Dearborn, Michigan (section)

===Early U.S. history===
* 1783 – By terms of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] ending the [[American Revolutionary War]], Great Britain cedes territory south of the [[Great Lakes]] to the [[United States]], although the British retain practical control of the Detroit area and several other settlements until 1797.
* 1786 – Agreed year of first permanent settler in present-day Dearborn.
* 1787 – Territory of the US north and west of the [[Ohio River]] is officially proclaimed the [[Northwest Territory]].
* December 26, 1791 – Detroit environs become part of [[Kent County, Ontario]].
* 1795 – James Cissne becomes first settler in what is now west Dearborn.
* 1796 – [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] is formed by proclamation of the acting governor of the Northwest Territory. Its original area is {{convert|2000000|sqmi|km2}}, stretching from [[Cleveland, Ohio]], to [[Chicago]], Illinois, and northwest to [[Canada]].
* May 7, 1800 – [[Indiana Territory]], created out of part of [[Northwest Territory]], although the eastern half of Michigan including the Dearborn area, was not attached to Indiana Territory until [[Ohio]] was admitted as a state in 1803.
* January 11, 1805 – [[Michigan Territory]] officially created out of a part of the [[Indiana Territory]].
* June 11, 1805 – Fire destroys most of Detroit.
* November 15, 1815 – Current boundaries of Wayne County drawn, county split into 18 townships.
* January 5, 1818 – Springwells Township established by Gov. [[Lewis Cass]].
* October 23, 1824 – Bucklin Township created by Gov. Lewis Cass. The area ran from Greenfield to approximately Haggerty and from Van Born to Eight Mile.
* 1826 – Conrad Ten Eyck builds Ten Eyck Tavern at Michigan Avenue and Rouge River.
* 1827 – Wayne County's boundaries changed to its current {{convert|615|sqmi|km2|0}}.
* April 12, 1827 – Springwells and Bucklin townships formally organized and laid out by gubernatorial act.
* October 29, 1829 – Bucklin Township split along what is today Inkster Road into [[Nankin Township, Michigan|Nankin]] (west half) and [[Redford Township, Michigan|Pekin]] (east half) townships.
* March 21, 1833 – Pekin Township renamed [[Redford Township, Michigan|Redford Township]].
* March 31, 1833 – [[Greenfield Township, Michigan|Greenfield Township]] created from north and west sections of Springwells Township, including what is now today east Dearborn.
* April 1, 1833 – Dearborn Township created from southern half of Redford Township south of Bonaparte Avenue (Joy Road).
* 1833 – [[Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)|Detroit Arsenal]] built.
* October 23, 1834 – Dearborn Township renamed Bucklin Township.
* March 26, 1836 – Bucklin Township renamed Dearborn Township.
* January 26, 1837 – Michigan admitted to the Union as the 26th state. [[Stevens T. Mason]] is first governor.
* 1837 – [[Michigan Central Railroad]] extended through Springwells Township. Hamlet of Springwells rises along railroad.
* April 5, 1838 – Village of Dearbornville incorporates. Village later unincorporated on May 11, 1846.
* 1849 Detroit [[annexation|annexes]] Springwells Township east of Brooklyn Street.
* April 2, 1850 – Greenfield Township annexes another section of Springwells Township.
* February 12, 1857 – Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Grand Boulevard.
* March 25, 1873 – Springwells Township annexes back section of Greenfield Township south of Tireman
* May 28, 1875 – Postmaster general changes name of Dearbornville post office to Dearborn post office, hence changing the city's name.
* 1875 – Detroit Arsenal closed.
* 1875 – Detroit annexes another section of Springwells Township.
* 1876 – William A. Nowlin writes ''The Bark Covered House'' in honor of country's 100th birthday.
* June 20, 1884 – Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Livernois.
* 1889 – First telephone installed in Dearborn at St. Joseph's retreat.