On This Date in Minnesota History: April 4

April 4, 1853 - Francis R. Delano assumed office as the first warden of the Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater, Minn. on this date.
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/37/v37i04p137-151.pdf

Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater, Minn.

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