Friday, July 12, 2013

On this date in Minnesota history: July 12




Lake Sakatah, Waterville, Minn.* 


July 12, 1940 –
Three game wardens were gunned down on the shores of Lake Sakatah, in Waterville, Minn. The men were reportedly shot by a commercial fisherman as they checked his license. Moments after killing the wardens, the fisherman, Bryant Baumgartner of Waterville, turned the 12-gauge on himself.”

http://windomnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=6&ArticleID=22209




Waterville Water Tower**


*http://www.minnesota-resorts.com/resortdetail.aspx?resortID=858
**http://www.tnemec.com/project/view/?j=281






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