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Gopher Tales of Minnesota

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…lived in the village where he was born. On October 10, 1896, the people of Dassel, Minnesota gathered at the depot expecting to hear Wm. Jennings Bryan make a 16 to 1 speech, but the train on the Great Northern, with engine No. 131, went through at sixty miles an hour, killing one man and scattering the citizens in all directions. Bernard Dassel, railroad official and friend of James J. Hill, was once in charge of the pay car which made monthly visits to the stations, drawn by the famous Wm. Crooks Engine No. 1, the first locomotive in Minnesota….

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Forest City, Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County /

Forest City received its name at the hands of Thomas H. Skinner, who entered the town-site of the U. S. Government in February, 1858. The town had been settled two and a half years previous, and among the first settlers were Wait H. Dart, David Mitchell, W. H. Vanness, T. C. Jewett, John Whalen, Edward Campbell, Dudley Taylor, John Flynn, T. H. Skinner, D. M. Hanson, Dr. F. N. Ripley. R. Schultz, Chas Johnson, J. W. Quick, Matt Standish, John .W. Huy and others. The site of Forest City was originally intended to have been made farther up the river,…

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A random historical sketch of Meeker County, Minnesota title page

Volunteers from Meeker County in the Civil War

Meeker County /

Volunteers from Meeker County who served in the Civil War. Names Regiment &c. Angier, Albert Third Allen, L. D Fourth Atkinson, J. B. Capt. Artil Bradshaw, J. H . Third Butler, Daniel Fourth Brink, J. A. Scout Baldwin, S D L Fourth Borgusrode, R Fifth Bennett, Wm P Hatch Bat. Branham, E. F. Second Branham, Wm 2d Cavalry Campbell. Dan Second Campbell, Wm M. (re-enlisted as Vet’n) Cavalry Campbell, E A  (re-enlisted as Vet’n) Cavalry Clinton, H Second Chapin, Isaac Second Cates, W S Fourth Caswell, William Cavalry Deary, James 2d Cavalry Delong, Albert Scout DeCoster, F V 4th, Cap….

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The Civil War in Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County /

Of the early settlers in the county, many of them remain, while others have gone to parts unknown, or paid the debt of nature. There are from 75 to 25 voters who now reside in the county who were here prior to the commencement of the Indian War. The financial crisis of 1857 and ’58 did not facilitate a very rapid growth to Meeker County. At the commencement of the civil war, she had about 300 voters. No county in the State furnished Meeker, the first installment in 1861 and the second in 1862-3. Over 125 men from the county…

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1916 Map of Meeker County MN

Meeker County, Minnesota County Officials 1856-1876

Meeker County /

…1863-4 Hamlet Stevens 1865 E H Whitney, 1866 Jas M Harvey. 1867-8-9-70 John Blackwell. 1871-2-3-4-5-6 N A Viren Clerks of Court 1860-1-2-3 J A Stanton. 1864-5-6 J N Harvey. 1867-8.9-70-71 John Blackwell. 1872-3-4-5-6 S W Judges of Probate 1857 H N Baker. 1860-1-2.3 A C Smith. 1864 E H Whitney. 1865 Jas M Harvey. 1866-7 C B Jordan. 1868 Henry Wilson. 1869-70 John M Waldron. 1871-2 C B Howell. 1873-4 F V DeCoster. 1875 John Blackwell, till he died. 1875-6 S A Plumley. Sheriffs 1856 Abijah Bemis 1857-8-9 T Jewett 1860-1 E S Fitch 1862 John Wigle Part of 1862-3-4…

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Red River Valley title page vol 2

Biography of Frank A. Catlin of Barnesville, Minnesota

Clay County, Douglas County /

…he has served eight years as alderman, and has also been treasurer of the school board. On August 1, 1889, Mr. Catlin married Miss Julia, daughter of Mr. Ole Mattson, of Alexandria, Douglas county, Minnesota, and they have two sons, viz. : Howard Frank, born June 19, 1889, and Orvis Y. Iwian, born August 18, 1890. Source C.F. Cooper & Company, History of the Red River Valley, Past And Present: Including an Account of the Counties, Cities, Towns And Villages of the Valley From the Time of Their First Settlement And Formation, volumes 1-2; Grand Forks: Herald printing company, 1909….

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Biography of Frank A. Weld of Minnesota

Clay County /

Frank A. Weld, a renowned educator, was born in Skowhegan, Maine, in 1858. After attending Bloomfield Academy and Colby University, he arrived in Minnesota in 1882. Weld served as superintendent of schools in Zumbrota and Fergus Falls before becoming the northwestern manager of D. C. Heath & Co. He later assumed the superintendency of the public schools in Stillwater before being appointed president of the State Normal School in 1889. Under his leadership, the institution’s enrollment tripled, and its overall management became highly effective. Frank A. Weld, president of the State Normal School of Minnesota, is universally known as one…

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Biography of Frank A. Weld of Mankato Minnesota

Clay County /

…appointment as president of the State Normal School in the year 1889. Since that year, he has been retained as the chief director of this seat of learning, and since his advent into the school, the enrollment has tripled in numbers, and the general management of the institution has been brought to a plane of effectiveness. Source C.F. Cooper & Company, History of the Red River Valley, Past And Present: Including an Account of the Counties, Cities, Towns And Villages of the Valley From the Time of Their First Settlement And Formation, volumes 1-2; Grand Forks: Herald printing company, 1909….

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Biography of H. O. Gilbertson of Ulen township, Minnesota

Clay County, Houston County /

…children born to them, Julia, the eldest, is married to Mr. Guhl Hanson and lives at Spring Grove, N. D.; Gilbert, the oldest son, is a farmer and lives on the home farm; Carl married Miss Erma Olson; Olava is married to Elias Nordness; Annie is married, and Helmer and Alma live on the family homestead. Source C.F. Cooper & Company, History of the Red River Valley, Past And Present: Including an Account of the Counties, Cities, Towns And Villages of the Valley From the Time of Their First Settlement And Formation, volumes 1-2; Grand Forks: Herald printing company, 1909….

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Minnesota Land and Maps

…Abandoned Lands -Research related to the Southern States, mid 1800s A Location Guide to the General Land Office (GLO) Survey Plats A list of organizations that own GLO plats (originals or copies. Minnesota Maps Minnesota Places Location Finder Find the county location of a city or township beginning with: A or B, C, D or E, F, G or H, I, J, K or L, M, N or O, P, Q or R, S or T, U, V, W, X, Y or Z Map of Minnesota Territory Showing original counties in 1849-1851 Minnesota Map, Showing Counties Animated Migration Map showing…

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