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Book/Printed Material The Minnesota guide. A hand book of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, concerning all routes of travel to and in the State; sketches of the towns and cities on the same, etc., etc., etc.

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Title

  • The Minnesota guide. A hand book of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, concerning all routes of travel to and in the State; sketches of the towns and cities on the same, etc., etc., etc.

Summary

  • This is the 1869 version of an annual publication designed promote the state of Minnesota and to provide information about it to prospective settlers. The Minnesota Guide describes the history and geography of the state; its climate and natural resources; its size and population growth; its agricultural production and the processes for obtaining land; its principal towns and sites; and its educational system. Arranged according to major railroad and steamship routes, this booklet also includes many illustrated advertisements for local goods and services.

Names

  • Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895, ed.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Saint Paul, Published by E.H. Burritt & Co., 1869.

Headings

  • -  Minnesota--Guidebooks

Notes

  • -  "Second year of publication."
  • -  Edited by J. Fletcher Williams.
  • -  Includes advertising matter.
  • -  LAC ael 2020-10-08 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 94, iii p. front. (fold. map) illus. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F606 .M663
  • F606 .M663 Copy 2 Toner Coll

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • rc01001097

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The Minnesota guide. A hand book of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, concerning all routes of travel to and in the State; sketches of the towns and cities on the same, etc., etc., etc. editeds by Williams, J. Fletcher Saint Paul, Published by E.H. Burritt & Co, 1869. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001097/.

APA citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Williams, J. F., ed. (1869) The Minnesota guide. A hand book of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, concerning all routes of travel to and in the State; sketches of the towns and cities on the same, etc., etc., etc. Saint Paul, Published by E.H. Burritt & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001097/.

MLA citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. The Minnesota guide. A hand book of information for the travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, concerning all routes of travel to and in the State; sketches of the towns and cities on the same, etc., etc., etc. ed by Williams, J. Fletcher Saint Paul, Published by E.H. Burritt & Co, 1869. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01001097/>.