Early days in Renville
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 one-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 communities:
Beaver Falls, Birch Cooley, Flora, Cairo, Camp, Hawk Creek, Sacred
Heart, Preston Lake, Norfolk, Stewart, Emmett, Boon Lake, Bandon,
Henryville, Palmyra, Wellington, Erickson, Brookfield, Hector, Wang,
Melville, Troy, Bird Island, Olivia, Martinsburg, Kingman, Winfield,
Osceola, and Township 116, range 36.
Among the many subjects discussed
are: Physical Features and
boundaries; Early "de facto" public officials
and later elections; Louis La Croix "with his squaw wife,"
Martel the ferryman, Major Joseph R. Brown, and other early pre-massacre
settlers; "Bad Talkers"; the Terrible Sioux massacre
of 1862; the post-massacre settlers; Devastation by grasshoppers;
County and/or community "firsts," such as the first
house, first hotel, first store, first ferry license; first marriage,
first court, first death, first birth, first mill, etc.; Early
Newspapers; Early businesses; Early churches and schools; Organizations,
such as the Masons; and other bits of history and trivia. There
are mini biographies of prominent residents in the various towns,
as well as many other names throughout the booklet.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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