Charles M. Babcock and family papers, 1873-1960.

Minnesota. Dept. of Highways.

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The Minnesota Legislature created the Department of Highways in 1917 to oversee the construction of Minnesota highways. The basic highway plan for Minnesota was endorsed by the Legislature in the early 1920s, with the creation of a system of 70 trunk highways. In 1976, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) was created by the Legislature and assumed the responsibilities previously held by the Department of Highways. From the description of State of Minnesota, Dept. of Hi...

Burrell family.

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Burrell, King H., 1850-1936.

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Holm & Olson (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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MacDonald, Thomas H. (Thomas Harris), 1881-1957

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Thomas H. MacDonald was an engineer and chief of the United States Bureau of Public Roads. From the description of Thomas H. MacDonald road inspection trip logs, 1922-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83782336 From the description of Thomas H. MacDonald road inspection trip logs, 1922-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150124 Commissioner of Public Roads of the U.S. Department of Commerce. From the description of Thomas H. MacDonald reports, 1921...

Babcock, Charles M. (Charles Merritt), 1871-1936

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Charles Merritt Babcock, widely regarded as the originator of the Minnesota highway system, was born in Sherburne County, Minnesota, on August 10, 1871, the son of Willard L. and Sarepta (George) Babcock. He attended the University of Minnesota, but the 1893 financial panic forced his return to Elk River, where he worked in his father's general store and eventually became president of the Elk River bank. Babcock's highway career began in 1909 with his appointment to the ...

Hoffman, Michael J., 1889-

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Christianson, Theodore, 1883-1948

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Brown, Earle, 1879-1963

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Earle Brown was born on October 6, 1879 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Brown was raised by his mother and grandfather, John Martin, one of the founders of 1st National Bank and Northwestern Consolidated Milling company, on the family farm in Brooklyn Center. In 1920, Brown was appointed as Hennepin country sheriff; he held this position until 1929 and again from 1942 to 1946. From 1929-1932, Brown organized the newly formed Minnesota Highway Patrol. He ran for governor of Minnesota on t...

Babcock, Ann Burrell, 1873-

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Charles M. Babcock Memorial Association.

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