New
106 Page
Booklet
Early days in Blue
Earth County, in south central Minnesota, are recalled in this spiral
bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the
Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is
printed double-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier
reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
The booklet contains
information on the following places:
Mankato,
Lime, Jamestown, Le Ray, South Bend, Judson, Cambria, Butternut
Valley, Lincoln, Garden City, Lake Crystal, Rapidan, Decoria, McPherson,
Medo, Beauford, Lyra, Vernon Center, Ceresco, Pleasant Mound, Shelby,
Sterling, Mapleton, Danville, and Minnesota Lake.
Among the many subjects discussed
are: Physical Features;
Boundary and Claim disputes; Henry Jackson, P.K. Johnson, and
other early settlers; County and/or community "firsts,"
such as the first post office; first bridge, first white woman
in Mankato, first ferry licenses; etc.; "Misplaced"
Winnebago Indian Reservation; "Knights of the Forest",
Sioux exterminators, Scalp bounty law and bloodhounds -- reactions
to the Massacre of 1862; the first agricultural fair; 16,000 bushels
of grasshoppers; Railroads and Steamboats; Early Newspapers; Early
businesses; Early churches and schools; the Mankato Settlers'
Association, the Sons of Malta, the Mankato Glee Club, the Mankato
Lyceum and other organizations; Real Estate Speculation; Attempt
to rush jail holding 300 Indians convicts; Detailed description
of Execution of 38 Indians; Illegal removal of the bodies; and
many other bits of history and trivia.
For
genealogy buffs: The
booklet is full of names of early residents, public officials,
business owners, organization officers, etc.
There are numerous mini biographies of prominent residents in
the various communities. And
there's a list of Civil War soldiers in the following format:
Sixth Infantry. Company B. Private
-- Peter Church, must. Oct. 1, '62,
dis with reg't. Company E. Privates -- Christian
Brustle, must. Oct. 5, '62, dis. with reg't. Jacob
Mann, must. Aug 14, '63, trans. to Inv. corps Nov. 20,
'63.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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