???? - Gale Nichols, first white man, in section 3, made no land improvements. He kept a tavern and traded with the Indians (1) (2).

1856 - A. B. Buel was the first permanent resident of the Twin Lake territory. Buel platted the village of Twin Lake (1).

April 18, 1859 - The Town of Dalton was organized. The then town included the current area of Dalton Township and lands now located within Fruitland, Whitehall, Blue Lake, Holton, and Cedar Creek Townships.

1862 - B.F. Dow was considered the first permanent settler; he developed a fruit farm in section 30 (1) (2).

1863 - William Maltby was the first settler of the southeast section of the Township (1).

1865 - W. A. Hanchett settled near B.R. Junction (1).

1865 - A.B. Buel arrived and platted the Village of Twin Lake (1) (2). **see differing date above.

1866 - A. Clug settled in the Township; owner of the first saw mill, located at Dalton Station (1) (2).

1867 - Charles Buzzell settled in Section 1 (1).

1867 - Fox Lake School was the first school erected; later renamed the Knapp School. Miss Etta Odion was the first teacher.

1867 - Campbell & Armstrong built a second sawmill in the Township, the first at Twin Lake. Locally the sawmill was known as "Old Reliable" (1) (2).

1869 - Henry Lyman settled near Twin Lake (1). Henry was later elected Dalton Township Clerk in 1881. He passed away in 1934 and is buried in Dalton's Twin Lake Cemetery, he is recorded as a US Veteran.

1869 - H. Thompson settled (1).

1881 - E.R. Ford's steam saw mill was built on Twin Lake in the fall. Both I.E. Latimer's and Ford's steam saw mills were the only mills remaining at Twin Lake in 1882 (2).

1882 - Mr. Putnam was in charge of the railway station. Telegraph operator and deputy postmaster at this time was also Mr. Putnam. Warren Odion was the postmaster (2). Warren later passed in 1934 and is buried in Dalton's Twin Lake Cemetery, he is recorded as a US Veteran.

1882 - Mr. N. R. Dreyer, Clerk of Holton Township at the time, was in charge of the school (2).
Additional Early Settlers: William Moore, James H. Gardner, William Steinburg, Alonzo Yager, Charles Nord, William F. Stone, James Gardner, James Armstrong, and Asahel Fowler (1) (2). *more information on these persons requested*