On This Date in Minnesota History: May 29

May 29, 1869 – “Asa Louis and Henry Leopold advertise their mercantile house, Duluth's first, in the Duluth Minnesotian [on this date], ‘Leopolds Shanty Store…fully assorted goods.’ From Germany, they were the first Jewish residents of Duluth.”

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