Reminiscences and memoranda, 1935.

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Reminiscences and memoranda, 1935.

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Five typed manuscripts detailing George Granville Barnum's 1877 trip to Crookston, Minnesota at the height of the grasshopper infestation, the beginnings of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad, and his 1909 trip to China, including a visit to the Great Wall. A cover letter from Barnum to Grace L. Nute, Minnesota Historical Society, recounts his Civil War experiences and his work as the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad pay master. Granville settled in Duluth, Minnesota where he was involved in the steamboat and grain businesses.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Barnum, George Granville, 1843-1936.

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Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1861 (as the Nebraska and Lake Superior Railroad Company), the company constructed a main line from St. Paul to Duluth, Minnesota, and also leased three other lines around the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. First deeded in 1877 to the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company, it was deeded afterward to NP in 1900. From the description of Corporate records, 1861-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313866324 ...