Below is a timeline of the land that would eventually be used for the River Bend Nature Center Preserve. The timeline begins in 1851 with the Treaty of Mendota and finishes with the RBNC we know today. Navigate through the timeline by pressing the arrows, or move more quickly by clicking and dragging through the events. The blue events on the higher track follow the history of the Faribault State Hospital, while the green lower track follows the RBNC’s history. Other events will be colored in orange.