Miscellaneous records. 1901-1916, 1923.

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Miscellaneous records. 1901-1916, 1923.

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Correspondence from county residents (1901-1912), ditch construction bids and contracts (1901-1906), drainage capacity diagrams (1923), statements of public ditches constructed (1910), photographs of dams and artificial lakes (undated), state drainage survey field notes (1905-1921), and related letters, legal instruments, and maps documenting Minnesota ditches and waterways, commission activities, and drainage surveys in the United States generally.

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Minnesota. State Drainage Commission.

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The Board of Drainage Commissioners of the State of Minnesota succeeded the Red River Valley Drainage Commission in 1897, and consisted of three members appointed by the governor (Laws 1897 c318). The commission's composition was changed in 1901 to consist of the governor, the state auditor, and the secretary of state, and its formal name became the Drainage Commission of the State of Minnesota (Laws 1901 c90). The commission appointed a state drainage engineer, who performed or sup...

Minnesota. Department of Drainage and Waters

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