History:
Minnetonka has a long and interesting history, from when the land was first settled by Dakotah and Ojibway Indians, to its inclusion in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, to its first recorded exploration by European settlers in 1822, to its mid-to-late 1800s reputation as a center for saw and flour mills and the building of the Burwell House, to its progression from a township to a village, and finally to a city.