Schools were not the only thing that these settlers built.

Settlers built the first church in 1841 which also served as school during the week.

Each time, the settlers came back and built a more substantial community.

French and English settlers built their homes along the river.

The settlers immediately began to clear ground and build homes.

The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort.

The original settlers built the town because of its creek.

By 1827, white settlers had built cabins in the area.

The German settlers built the meeting hall which still stands.

Because it ran inside the wall that the first Dutch settlers built around the city.