One week from today, I will ride my bike from Pipestone, MN to Marshall, MN. I'm interested in visiting this area, since this is near where my husband lived in the last part of his teens, attending a high school with a massive graduating class of 11 students.
This is what I've learned this a.m.: Marshall was founded in 1872. A township with a post office had been established in the area two years earlier. Before that, the area was occasionally used as a campground for groups of Dakota, who hunted and traveled throughout the region. Marshall became an incorporated city in 1901. Located on the Redwood River, Marshall is the home of Schwan Food Company.
Photos from the MN Historical Society show James J. Hill addressing a crowd in Marshall, and the band that welcomed the railroad baron. (Some day in the winter I'll do a post about Hill, who is pretty fascinating.)
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/Maggie2014TRAM
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