Saturday, August 1, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 1

August 1, 2000 – Katie’s Law, named after Moose Lake murder-victim Katie Poirier, went into effect on this date. The law “updated and broadened Minnesota’s sex offender registration requirements. Included in the law are provisions that require significantly more information about each offender to be included in the registry.

"These informational requirements cover such matters as the locations of all properties leased or owned by the offender, the addresses of all places of employment, and the make, model, and tag number of all vehicles owned or regularly driven by the offender. The law also broadened the scope of who must register, as well as the technical requirements for keeping that registration up to date, and increased the penalties for noncompliance.”

http://www.jwrc.org/KeepKidsSafe/SexualOffenders101/LegislationBackground/tabid/106/Default.aspx




Katie Poirier
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v639/findcarrieculberson/katie.jpg


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Friday, July 31, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: July 31

July 31, 1884 –From the Breitung pit of the Sudan Mine just north of [Soudan, Minn.,] the first commercial shipment of Minnesota iron ore was made by the Minnesota Iron Company [on this date], over the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad. This line had just been built by Charlemagne Tower and associates to open up the Vermillion Range.”

“Guide to historic markers erected by the State Highway Department cooperating with the Minnesota Historical Society”

http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=25816&iid=dvm_LocHist010819-00006-0&sid=&gskw=










A sign at the Soudan Mine tells about hand loading that first ore train in 1884. The text reads:

“Celebrating the First Iron Ore Shipment from Minnesota

Elisha Morcom (the mining superintendent) and his crew of 120 miners had worked hard (from their arrival in March) for this day. They spent long days hand drilling and hand stockpiling this new ore deposit. The railroad construction company worked all winter to bridge the gap through the wilderness between Lake Superior and the Soudan Mine.

The day is July 31, 1884; the railroad from Two Harbors had just been completed. Thomas Owen was at the throttle of the train as it pulled ten empty ore cars into the mine. The company declared a half day holiday and no one worked at the mine. All the townspeople joined together and loaded the ore cars by hand. The first shipment was 240 tons. Great speeches were presented and bright promises about the future success were made.

Imagine yourself helping to hand load that first ore train on July 31, 1884.”

A picture to the right of the text shows the Centennial reenactment of the first iron ore shipment.

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFRG6_First_Iron_Ore_Shipment_Tower_MN



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Thursday, July 30, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: July 30

July 30, 1903 – W. F. Street. 50 years old, president of the White & Street Townsite Company, and widely known, was accidentally shot and killed at 10:30 this morning, by his brother-in-law, Louis Bland, 15-years-old.

A charge of bird shot from a single barrel, hammerless gun entered the small of Street’s back at close range and he died on reaching the city.

Street, his wife and the boy were picking berries two miles from Bemidji. Mr. and Mrs. Street were married six weeks ago.

The Minneapolis Journal; “W. F. Street Shot to Death; Well Known Promoter and Politician of Bemidji Accidentally Killed by His Brother-in-Law; July 30, 1903; p. 1.




W. F. Street

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: July 29

July 29, 1837 – On this date at Fort Snelling, Wisconsin Governor Henry Dodge, “[the fort] then in Wisconsin, made a treaty with the Ojibways, by which they ceded to the United States all of their pine lands and agricultural lands on the upper part of the St. Croix river and its tributaries, in the present states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.”

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 171.




http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/minnesota/snelling.html

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: July 28


July 28, 1864 – “Recruited in the fall of 1861, Brackett's Battalion served longer than any other Minnesota unit during the Civil War. After campaigning in the Western Theater, the Battalion participated in the Northwestern Indian Expeditions of 1864 and 1865.

“In January of 1864, the unit was sent home on a thirty day furlough. Because of on-going conflicts with the Dakota in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, Brackett and Governor Alexander Ramsey arranged for the cavalrymen to be reassigned to the Department of the Northwest. The veteran soldiers were reorganized into a new battalion. New recruits were enlisted to fill the ranks. Major Brackett was given command, giving the unit the official name ‘Brackett's Battalion.’

“Brackett's Battalion began the second chapter of its service in February of 1864. The unit joined General Alfred Sully's army for the Northwestern Indian Expedition into Dakota Territory. The expedition was the continuation of a punitive campaign against the Dakota begun in 1863. It was also meant to subjugate any Indians considered hostile to overland routes that led to the gold-bearing headwaters of the Missouri River.”1


General Alfred Sully2

“The expedition was punctuated by two battles. On [this date], Sully's army attacked an encampment composed mostly of Lakota including bands of the Hunkpapa, Sans Arcs, Miniconjous, and Blackfeet. One Wahpekute band of Dakota [that] had not participated in the U.S.-Dakota War was present as well.

“The Indians defended themselves in a battle that lasted several hours, but were eventually defeated by superior firepower. Brackett's Battalion was noted for making a counter charge during the thickest of the fighting. The Battle of Killdeer Mountain ended with Sully's army burning the Indians' homes and the nearby woods.”1


The Battle of Killdeer Mountain3

“After the victory, Sully marched south, and then west through the Badlands towards the Yellowstone River. During the march, a three day long skirmish called the Battle of the Badlands was fought. Sully's men were attacked by Lakota from August 7th through 9th. On August 17, Sully's command reached Fort Union. The campaign continued uneventfully for the next two months.

“The Battalion's service was not yet over. After spending the winter at Fort Ridgley, the unit was assigned to a second expedition into Dakota Territory. The expedition of 1865 was more peaceful than the previous one, with no major battles. The following winter was spent garrisoning western posts.

In May and June of 1866, the men were finally mustered out. The soldiers of Brackett's Battalion had served a total of four years and nine months.”1

“The location of the [Killdeer Mountain] battleground is [today] in modern Dunn County, North Dakota. With a total of more than 4,000 soldiers involved, Sully’s expedition was the largest ever carried out by the U.S. army against Indians.”4

1http://www.mnopedia.org/group/bracketts-battalion

2http://discerninghistory.com/2014/07/sullys-expedition-and-the-battle-of-killdeer-mountain/           

3http://discerninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/temp.jpg 

4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Killdeer_Mountain



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Monday, July 27, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: July 27

July 27, 1858 – “The land area of Polk County was established when Governor H. H. Sibley signed the bill creating the county on [this date]. The land area for the county was set off from the territorial county of Pembina, which included parts of northwestern Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota. The law set up the southern boundary of Pembina as the northern boundary of Polk County. When the present counties north of Polk were established, the name Pembina was erased from the county map of Minnesota.”

http://www.co.polk.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=35F5E9E4-2454-4EC9-BBB1-320943022099&DE=CA2705B2-B978-4732-917F-03F03A4DABE5&Type=B_BASIC



http://www.co.polk.mn.us/

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Sunday, July 26, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: July 26

July 26, 1861 – John Albert Johnson, the first native-born Minnesotan to be elected governor of the state, was born on this date in St. Peter, Minn.

Governor John Johnson was the first of three Minnesota governors to die in office. Governor Winfield Scott Hammond was the second Minnesota governor to die in office after suffering a stroke in 1915. Floyd B. Olson was the third and most recent governor to die in office when he died of cancer in 1936.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson




Gov. John Albert Johnsonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Albert_Johnson








In 1912, statues were erected to his memory; one in front of the capitol 
in St. Paul, which he was the first governor to occupy, and in front of the 
courthouse in St. Peter, both of similar design.

Photos  taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain July 26, 2015, 
as long as acknowledgement included.  


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