Research Catalog

Title

Stillwater, Minnesota : a brief history / Holly Day and Sherman Wick.

Author

Day, Holly

Publication

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.

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Details

Additional Authors

Wick, Sherman

Description

159 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"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 notorious gangster Cole Younger found the Prison Mirror in 1887, now the nation's oldest continuously operated offender newspaper. Authors Holly Day and Sherman Wick celebrate the history and charm of one of Minnesota's finest cities, from the frontier to today."--Provided by Amazon.com.

Series Statement

Brief History

Uniform Title

Brief history.

Subject

• Stillwater (Minn.) > History
• Stillwater (Minn.) > Social life and customs
• Stillwater (Minn.) > Social conditions

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 16-13028

ISBN

• 9781467135160
• 146713516X

LCCN

2016941426

OCLC

950745787

Author

Day, Holly, author.

Title

Stillwater, Minnesota : a brief history / Holly Day and Sherman Wick.

Publisher

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Brief History

Brief history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

INCL. B&W ILLUS.

Added Author

Wick, Sherman, author.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-13028