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War in cars: the brief history of the Minnesota Motor Corps
Made up of volunteers and their vehicles, the corps existed for the duration of World War I.
Peter J. DeCarlo
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Joseph Rolette’s first trip to serve in the Minnesota legislature took 18 days — by dogsled
He also once caused lawmakers to endure a 123-hour session while he laid low in (possibly) a brothel.
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Chippewa National Forest’s Marcell Ranger Station exemplifies 1930s National Parks Service architecture
The Service sought to achieve harmony with nature, to use materials native to the landscape, and to build the minimal number of structures needed.
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Defenders of order and infringers of rights: the mixed record of the Minnesota Home Guard
When the Minnesota National Guard was federalized in the spring of 1917, the state created the Minnesota Home Guard.
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An architectural hybrid, the Fournier House was one of the first built in North Minneapolis
The house was designed by architect Lawrence A. Fournier and built in 1910.
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Since 1915, the Northeast Neighborhood House has welcomed new immigrants to Minneapolis
The Northeast Minneapolis institution served as a portal into American society for newly arrived immigrants from Eastern Europe and an advocate for the neighborhood’s underprivileged.
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Art Deco comes to Minnesota: St. Paul’s Minnesota building
Built in 1929, the building represents a turning point in the economic history of downtown St. Paul and the architectural history of the entire Twin Cities area.
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Preserving Czech culture in Northern Minnesota: Lodge Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219
The Jablonsky lodge was organized in 1914 to obtain life insurance at a reasonable cost and provide a gathering place where Czechs could speak their own language.
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The Minnesota wheat fungus that helped win World War II
As war threatened to cut off imported supplies of crude ergot, Universal Laboratories developed an effective collecting and processing operation in Dassel, MN.
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A towering symbol of business success: St. Paul’s Commerce Building
St. Paul’s Commerce Building reflects the economic strength and civic influence of St. Paul’s business organizations at the beginning of the twentieth century.