Clark W. Orton, A boys [sic] life onthe frontier, [1928].

Orton, Clark W.

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Orton, the son of Cornelius K. (the founder of Ortonville) and Augusta Orton, was born in Ortonville on March 7, 1872 or 1874, the first white child born in the town. No additional information could be located on Orton, other than that he later owned and operated Orton Fruit Orchard, Algona, Iowa. His death date could not be located. The year of his birth is in question. In a letter to the Minnesota Historical Society (1958) he gave his birth date as 1872. The letter als...

Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company

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In 1912, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway announced its decision to operate on hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power or electrification was a highly cost-efficient power source and companies throughout the U.S. converted their steam-powered engines to it. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began its electrification project on the 113-mile stretch between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Montana. The General Electric Company submitted a proposal to design the locomotives, as wel...

Inkpaduta, -approximately 1879

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Brown, Joseph Renshaw, 1805-1870

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Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805-1870) was a Minnesota pioneer, fur trader, soldier, townsite and real estate developer, inventor, newspaper editor and publisher, politician and legislator. From the description of Joseph R. Brown collection, 1729-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42288192 In 1859 Joseph R. Brown of Henderson, Minnesota, designed a "steam wagon", which was manufactured in New York and shipped to Henderson, where he operated it for a time in 1860, before it becam...

Orton family.

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