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Morrison County Influentials: 46-50

The Influentials from last week: 41. Wheaton M. Fuller (1862-1908) – This was the freebie from last week because I mentioned some of his accomplishments…

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Morrison County Influentials: 41-45

Mary W July 11, 2008 No Comments c.s.k. smith clara fuller crestliner crookston ellen nichols hans henry gosch isabel flood jacob kiewel jenny lind brown blanchard jonathan o. simmons kiewel brewery larson boats little falls transcript major ashley morrill paul larson wheaton fuller white rose beer white seal beer

We’re nearing the 1/3 mark with our Morrison County Influentials and I have to tell you, this is no easy feat. Sure, we have a…

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Morrison County Influentials: 36-40

Ann Marie J July 2, 2008 No Comments

31. The Louisville Syndicate – A group of businessmen from Louisville, Kentucky, the Louisville Syndicate was responsible for building a new and more structurally sound…

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Morrison County Influentials: 31-35

Mary W June 26, 2008 1 Comment b. f. nelson cass gilbert clarence buckman francis eliza babbitt gertrude staples louisville syndicate m. m. williams nathan richardson peter roy s. m. putnam

Ann Marie introduced you to five Morrison County Influentials last week. Here’s what these notables were known for: 26. S. M. Putnam – Samuel M.…

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Morrison County Influentials: 26-30

Ann Marie J June 18, 2008 No Comments

Last week’s Morrison County Influentials: 21. George Harting. Artist and photographer. George Harting was born in 1877 in Little Falls, Minnesota, where his parents owned…

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Morrison County Influentials: 21-25

Ann Marie J June 10, 2008 No Comments

Last week’s Morrison County Influentials were a busy group in the early history of Morrison County. Fergus, Tuttle and Sturgis and the Morrison brothers each…

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Morrison County Influentials: 16-20

Mary W June 3, 2008 No Comments allan morrison calvin tuttle dakota dam fort gaines fort ripley henry m. rice james fergus james green john blair smith todd john irvine napolean jackson tecumseh dana ojibwe sawmill william morrison william sturgis winnebago

Time to reveal how last week’s five Morrison County Influentials were influential. To refresh your memory (and mine!), here are numbers 11-15: 11. Captain Napolean…

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Morrison County Influentials: 11-15

Mary W May 27, 2008 2 Comments captain john blair smith todd chief little crow father joseph buh father pierz henry m. rice hole in the day james green john irvine kwi wi sens lewis cass morrison county record napolean jackson tecumseh dana ojibwe pugona geshig sioux uprising terry lehrke tom west william aitken william whipple warren

We’re back with 5 more influential people plucked from Morrison County’s history, but first, an explanation of why last week’s 5 were important: 6. Father…

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Morrison County Influentials: 6 – 10

Mary W May 20, 2008 No Comments chief hole in the day elizabeth ayer elizabeth hayes father francis xavier pierz frederick ayer joseph nicollet mother mary ignatius of jesus william aitken william whipple warren zebulon pike

Last week we introduced you to the first five of our list of 150 Morrison County Influentials. We named them, but didn’t tell you why…

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Morrison County Influentials: 1-5

Mary W May 14, 2008 No Comments elizabeth ayer elizabeth hayes fame frederick ayer joseph nicollet morrison county influentials mother mary ignatius of jesus Skimming the Cream state sesquicentennial top 10 zebulon pike

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from a reporter at our local newspaper. Because of the State’s Sesquicentennial, she wanted to know…