Belden School "A Small School That Taught Large Lessons" 1858 One square acre of land in southwest Guilford Township in Jo Daviess County was purchased for $30 by school trustees of the Town of...
A FLOUR MILLING REVOLUTION In the 1870s and 1880s, important changes took place inside several small flour mills in southeastern Minnesota. Those changes laid the groundwork for a...
MINNESOTA STATE SCHOOLS • During its first session in 1858 the Minnesota State Legislature established the first of several schools for the training and care of citizens who suffered mental and...