May 13, 1852 – “Early in the morning, Stillwater [Minn.] citizens [were] awakened by a deafening, rushing noise. Looking out, they [saw] a vast river of softened earth, slowly descending through the ravine. It proceeds to cover all objects in its path, nearly burying entire buildings. It moves onward into Lake St. Croix and there deposits eight to ten acres of new land, adding a permanent addition of land to the town as well as a fine steamboat landing.”
http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/stillwater-landslide/
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