| 1742 |
Born in Fochabers, Scotland |
| 1790 |
Arrives in New Orleans. Milne had been employed in England as a footman for the family of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, but had been ordered to powder his red hair. In New Orleans he establishes a hardware business which does well after the great fires of 1788 and 1794. |
| 1800 |
Milne has been purchasing large tracts of swmpland on both sides of Bayou St. John and on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Milneburg is built where the bayou meets the lake. |
| 1804 |
The first issue of the Louisiana Gazette lists slaves for sale by Alexander Milne. |
| 1824 |
A notice in the Courier in July of 1824 announces the opening of a private hospital at the corner of Levee street and Marygny's Canal, in that spacious three-story brick building belonging to Alexander Milne, Esq. |
| 1831 |
In 1831 the Pontchartrain Railroad makes Milneburg its lake-end terminal and added to its fame as a resort. The Milneburg pier was later built with many camps that could be rented for parties. |
| 1838 |
Alexander Milne dies and wills much of his estate to be used to set up asylums in New Orleans for orphaned boys and girls. |
| 1839 |
The town of Milneburg consists of a few houses, the Washington and Arch Hotels, a grocery, two barrooms and a bakery. |
| 1900s |
Black musicians, bands and jazz flourished at Milneburg. |
| 1930s |
In the 1930s the popularity of Milneburg begins to wane as the West End and Lake Pontchartrain become big attractions. The development of a seawall along the lake, prohibition and the last run of Smokin’ Mary in 1932 signaled the end of the village and in 1934 a fire destroyed all that remained. |