Saturday, February 16, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 16

February 16, 1984 – Completed in 1909, the Mahnomen County Courthouse in Mahnomen, Minn., was named to the National Register of Historic Places on this date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Minnesota#Mahnomen_County





Mahnomen County Courthouse

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mahnomen_
County_Courthouse
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Friday, February 15, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 15

February 15, 2013 – “Mary Jo Copeland was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian honor, [by President Obama] at the White House [on this date]. Copeland was recognized for her work providing food, shelter and clothing to people who come to Sharing and Caring Hands, a non-profit she [started in 1985 and]1 runs near Target Field” in downtown Minneapolis.2

1http://www.sharingandcaringhands.org/maryjo.htm

2http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/191405671.html?refer=y




Mary Jo Copeland


http://www.sharingandcaringhands.org/maryjo.htm

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 13

February 13, 1909 – President Theodore Roosevelt has created a great forest reserve in northern Minnesota, the “Superior National Forest,” covering 909,734 acres, the largest government reserve in the country east of the Rocky Mountains.

1

The reserve lies in two tracts, one comprising about 20 townships in the northeastern corner of St. Louis County, bordering on the Rainy River; the other tract to the east, partly in Lake County and partly in Cook County, reaching almost to Lake Superior This tract does not reach the boundary country.

The new reserve is much larger than the one at Cass Lake, the only one previously established in Minn. The Cass Lake Reserve takes in only 100,000 acres. The land set aside is nearly all timbered, being general rocky and unfit for cultivation.


2

It is desired that the legislature forbid killing big game in this territory, which is a great breeding ground for moose. Such action by Minn. would practically turn the reserve into a great national park.

Mower County Transcript; “Forrest Reserve for Minnesota”; February 24, 1909; p. 1.

1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_National_Forest#/media/File:Bwca_map.png


2https://www.exploreminnesota.com/things-to-do/2189/superior-national-forest
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 12


February 12, 1973 – Duluth native David Wheat was released as a POW by the North Vietnamese during Operation Homecoming. He had been shot down October 17, 1965, having spent “2,675 days in captivity.” He was awarded a Silver Star for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam.”1 One of his fellow POWs was Sen. and former presidential candidate, the late John McCain.2  

1
http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.asp?ID=68

2
http://www.startribune.com/politics/27891234.html?refer=y



David Wheat

http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=24011

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Monday, February 11, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 11

February 11, 1856 – Brown County, Minn., was organized on this date. The county was named after Joseph Renshaw Brown, a drummer boy, soldier at Fort St. Anthony (renamed Fort Snelling in 1825), Indian trader, lumberman, pioneer, legislator, founder of cities, politician, editor, inventor and explorer. 

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); pp. 67-68.




Joseph R. Brown

http://www.usdakotawar.org/history/joseph-r-brown
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: February 10


February 10, 1902 – A fire in the advertising department of Hamm’s Brewery this morning damaged the building and contents to the extent $1,000. Of this loss $600 is on the building and $400 on the contents.


The Hamm’s mansion (far right) overlooking the brewery1

About 10 this morning, W. L. Williams, the advertising manager of the company, smelled smoke in his office in the northeast corner of the building. On making investigations he found that the building was on fire and the alarm was turned in. Within five minutes the first engine arrived on the scene and began to fight the flames. Other engines arrived and in a few minutes the fire was extinguished.

The blaze started from an overheated stovepipe leading to the chimney. It caught in the ceiling and burned to the walls. The damage to the building is difficult to estimate at the present time, as it cannot be told how much of the structure was weakened by the burned joists. However, it is safe to say that the damage will not exceed $600.

A large amount of advertising material was stored in the part of the building where the fire started. None of this was harmed by the flames, but the water reached some of it and caused considerable damage. Williams said that $400 would easily cover the loss on advertising materials.

When the fire broke Williams took a fine painting hanging near his desk and hurried from the building. The picture is valued at $1,000, being the work of one of the Italian masters. It is the painting from which the 1903 advertising calendar will probably be made. Not only was this picture taken from the office, but the typewriter and other articles of value were carried out as soon as possible.


1903 Hamm’s Brewery St Paul MN Litho Sign Calendar2



The Saint Paul Globe
; “Brisk Blaze at Hamm’s; Advertising Matter Destroyed at Brewery—Loss $1,000.”; February 11, 1902; p. 3.

1https://wheresmerrill.com/category/wheres-merrill/page/2/

2https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rare-original-1903-hamms-brewery-st-paul-mn-litho-99-c-5bf4206b29
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