Nicollet Island, [1958].

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Nicollet Island, [1958].

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A typed copy of a reminiscent account of life on Nicollet Island (Minneapolis, Minnesota) in the 1870s and 1880s. The first part contains a brief history of Nicollet Island, the Falls of St. Anthony, and Joseph N. Nicollet. The second part includes reminiscences of the families who lived on the island, the lumber industry, the Eastman mills, homes built on the island, the first kindergarten, social events, and holidays.

10 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843

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J.N. Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer, settled in the United States in 1832. In 1836-1837 he explored the sources of the Mississippi River, and in 1838-1839 he led two United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers expeditions to map the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, in which he was assisted by John Charles FreĢmont. John James Abert served as commander of the Topographical Bureau and Corps of Topographical Engineers, 1829-1861. From the descript...