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Minnesota Guide, 1869
A hand Book of Information for the Travelers, Pleasure Seekers and Immigrants to Minnesota
Description
The promotion of Minnesota as a vacation and settlement destination became an important part of the economy in the mid-1850s. This database is the 1869 version of an annual publication designed to promote the state and provide information about it to prospective settlers. It describes the history and geography of the state and its climate, natural resources, principal towns, and important sites. For researchers seeking to understand the larger context in which their Minnesotan ancestors lived, this can be an illuminating narrative.
Extended Description
This is the 1869 version of an annual publication designed promote the state of Minnesota and to provide information about it to prospective settlers. The Minnesota Guide describes the history and geography of the state; its climate and natural resources; its size and population growth; its agricultural production and the processes for obtaining land; its principal towns and sites; and its educational system. Arranged according to major railroad and steamship routes, this booklet also includes many illustrated advertisements for local goods and services.
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Minnesota, Advantages to Settlers, 1869 Guide book published, in 1869, by the state to encourage settlement in the state
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Minnesota, 1870 Promotional literature for the state of Minnesota including pictures and maps in 1870
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Irish Records Extraction Database Vital records from Irish counties including records from roughly 1600-1874
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Nebraska Volunteers, 1861-69 List of men who volunteered in Nebraska for military service between 1861 and 1869
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Nevada Directory 1868-69 This database is a collection of people with addresses living in Nevada in 1868 - 1869
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Frank Moore, Reminiscences of St. Paul, Minnesota Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul from the perspective of a newspaper writer.
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Bill Ledyard, Health Benefits of Minnesota Narrative describing the beneficial elements of Minnesota's character and climate
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E. S. Seymour, Sketches of Minnesota Collection of sketches describing Minnesota as the "New England of the West."
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Benton, Meeker, and Todd Counties, Minnesota Farm Directory, 1913-14 An extraction of a farm directory for Benton, Meeker, and Todd counties in Minnesota between 1913 and 1914.
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Felix Wierzbicki, California Guidebook, 1849 A straightforward guide book to California's 1849 gold fields
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