Early days in Swift
County, MN, 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 villages and/or townships of: Benson,
Appleton, Pillsbury, Kerkhoven, Hayes, Camp Lake, Kildare, Dublin,
Cashel, Torning, Clontarf, Six Mile Grove, Swenoda, West Bank, Marysland,
Tara, Fairfield, Moyer, New Posen, Shible and Hegbert.
Among the many subjects discussed
are: Physical Features of
the area; Early county officials; Early Norwegian settlers, like
Ole Thorson, Hans Golden, and Lars Christianson, who carried mail
on snowshoes; settlements; and other early settlers; County "firsts,"
such as the first store, saloon, hotel, church, school, newspaper,
etc.; Railroad; Early public officials; County Courthouse; Early
Businesses; hot and cold on prohibition; the "boom"
of 1876; Organizations, such as the Masons; Disastrous Fire of
1880, and other bits of history and trivia. There are mini biographies
of prominent residents in the various communities (such as Frank
Thornton of Benson, who served as captain of a colored regiment
in the Civil War and J.T. Wilkinson of Appleton, who survived
Libby Prison), as well as many other names throughout the booklet.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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