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Stillwater, Minnesota: A Brief History

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Stillwater, Minnesota: A Brief History - Day, Holly, and Wick, Sherman
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The riverfront always drew people to Stillwater. The Ojibwe and Dakota first settled here, later striking a treaty with Europeans, who quickly realized the St. Croix River s potential as an ideal way to move lumber. One of the first to float logs down the river was Captain Stephen Hanks, cousin to Abraham Lincoln. The lumber business gave birth to Minnesota s first millionaire as the city grew, and Stillwater received one of the state s first Carnegie grants for a free public library. Meanwhile, the state prison saw ...

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Stillwater, Minnesota: A Brief History 2016, History Press

ISBN-13: 9781467135160

Trade paperback

Stillwater, Minnesota: A Brief History 2016, History Press Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540200662

Hardcover