The city was chartered in 1876.
Valparaiso was settled about 1835, incorporated in 1856 as a village and chartered as a city in 1865.
The first permanent settlement was made about 1836, and Manitowoc was chartered as a city in 1870.
Richmond was first chartered as a city in 1782, and in 1788 it was allowed a representative in the House of Delegates.
The first settlement here was in 1844; and Brazil was incorporated as a town in 1866, and was chartered as a city in 1873.
