Thursday, May 23, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 23


May 23, 1857 – The Minnesota territorial legislature authorized the creation of Minnesota's Carlton County, named after Col. Reuben B. Carlton, Indian agent at Fond du Lac.

Carroll, Francis M.; Crossroads in Time; The Carlton County Historical Society (Cloquet, Minn., 1987); pp. 95-96.


Col. Reuben B. Carlton

http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/photo.aspx?MediaID=1810

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