On This Date in Minnesota History: September 29

September 29, 1838 – “The steamboat Ariel lands an exploring party at Stillwater including Illinois entrepreneurs David Hone and Lewis Judd. These men, sent on an expedition from Marine Settlement in Illinois, had been exploring the St. Croix River to choose a potential millsite. After disembarking at Stillwater, Hone and Judd pole a flatboat upriver and eventually stake a claim at the site of today’s Marine on St. Croix.”  

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David Hone

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