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Chatfield was settled in 1863 and platted in 1854. From June, 1856 to November, 1861, it was the Government Land Office for the southern area. The St. Paul-Dubuque stage route, opened in 1854, followed the Territorial Road from Hastings, roughly the present highway, and here met the line from Winona. Chatfield Academy was established in 1858.
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