Thursday, October 29, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 29

October 29, 1947 – “Charles Babcock, father of the Minnesota highway system was honored with a monument dedicated in Elk River, Minnesota [on this date]. He was commissioner of highways from 1917, planned the state's trunk highway system and saw three-fourths of it completed before he left office in 1932.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Oct. 29, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included.
 

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