Monday, April 22, 2013

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 22

April 22, 1818 – “Cadwallader C. Washburn was born in Maine [on this date]. A pioneer in Minnesota's flour-milling industry, he built his first mill at St. Anthony Falls in 1866, and his Washburn-Crosby Company marketed Gold Medal flour.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf


Cadwallader C. Washburn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cadwallader_C._Washburn_-_Brady-Handy.jpg


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