Burnsville Historical Society and other local efforts
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City of Burnsville 2011 - 2012 Residents GuidePage 4 - History of Burnsville and Burnsville at a Glance.
ln the 19th century, Burnsville was considered a long distance from downtown Minneapolis Rail access first arrived in l864 ond like many other outer ring suburbs of the era, Burnsville soon became a resort town for those looking to escape the city....
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Burnsville History Display at LibraryThe Dakota County Library System, Dakota County Historical Society and the Burnsville Rotary designed this history of Burnsville for the Burnhaven Library location.
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Burnsville World War 1 displayIn recognition of the 100th Anniversary of World War 1, the Dakota County Historical Society created a display called Dakota County in World War 1, with an emphasis on Burnsville. The Burnhaven Library and Burnsville Rotary Club were the sponsors of the exhibit.
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Did you know? A few other Burnsville facts 2014A March 23, 2014 feature story on the 50th birthday of Burnsville included a sidebar with these facts:
The city has the 10th largest population in the state.
Despite the different spelling, it was named after early landowner William Byrne. When it was a township, its name was Byrnesville.
Burnsville today has a 1.2 million square foot mall, 3,300 acres of parks and refuges, and more than 2,200 businesses.
Some Indian artifacts once were found in the River Hills area, but they mysteriously disappeared.
Its lakeshores used to be home to a number of resorts that catered to Twin Cities residents.
About 100 languages and dialects are spoken in Burnsville today.
Burnsville settlers used a ferry over the Minnesota River until 1920, when the Lyndale Avenue drawbridge was built. That was replaced
in 1960 by Interstate 35 W.
The Blackdog Power Plant is named after a Dakota Sioux Chief.
Also an image of the Black Dog Village by Adolf Hoeffler, 1853 appears in the sidebar.
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Burnsville Historical Society Website 2017The Burnsville Historical Society's website's home page as it looked in June, 2017.
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Burnsville History Display at LibraryThe Dakota County Library System, Dakota County Historical Society and the Burnsville Rotary designed this history of Burnsville for the Burnhaven Library location.
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Burnsville World War 1 displayIn recognition of the 100th Anniversary of World War 1, the Dakota County Historical Society created a display called Dakota County in World War 1, with an emphasis on Burnsville. The Burnhaven Library and Burnsville Rotary Club were the sponsors of the exhibit.
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Burnsville Library display of Burnsville HistoryThe Dakota County Library System, Dakota County Historical Society and the Burnsville Rotary designed this history
of Burnsville for the Burnhaven Library location.
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Burnsville Historical Society Website 2017A major project of the Burnsville Historical Society is to scan and make available searchable issues of the Burnsville Current Newspaper. This is how the newspaper page appeared in 2017.
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