The first claim in Chanhassen was taken by Joseph Vogel in June of 1852. Susan Hazeltine was the teacher of the first school in Carver County, which opened in Chanhassen in 1855. The name Chanhassen is the Indian name for sugar maple tree(The tree of sweet juice) The Chanhassen dinner Theater is known through out the world for its plays. The notorious spy from the Civil War era, Clara Judd, lived in Chanhassen. The fastest growing community in the county has been Chanhassen with a population of 20,321 as of the 2000 census.
The Mudcura building was located on the Carver County side of the river, despite what the post card says. At the time this post card was written it was being used as a health asylum.
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The back of the post card reads: Dear Amanda: How do you like house keeping? Am having vacation now, mother is getting along nicely, she will have to stay three weeks yet, I intend to go home next Sunday. With Love, J.P Mrs. Oscar Hawkins Akeley, Minnesota
Located on the north side of highway 212, the Mudcura building had many different uses over its life. At one time is served as a Seminary.
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AB Lyman, a Chanhassen resident, marketed Wendlin Grimm's winter hearty alfalfa seed. Lyman's farm became known as Alfalfadale.
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At one time it was thought that alfalfa wouldn't grow in Minnesota, except in Carver County. It wasn't until AB Lyman presented a paper to the Agricultural Society that people knew the truth, it wasn't the soil that was the unique resource, it was one German immigrant, Wendlin Grimm.
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