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History of Blue Earth County
and biographies of its leading citizens
- by Thomas Hughes,1854 - 1934
- published by Middle West Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1901
Available online at these locations:
Table of Contents
*Index follows table of contents
Chapter I. Blue Earth County — Aboriginal Days
Chapter II. Indian Legends of Blue Earth County
Chapter III. French Explorers — LeSueur and His Copper Discovery — Indian Wars
Chapter IV. Explorations at Carver, Long, Featherstonhaugh and Others — First Steamboat Excursions on the Minnesota
Chapter V. First Settlement in Blue Earth County
Chapter VI. Events in Mankato in the Summer of 1852
Chapter VII. Blue Earth County Created— Its Prior Political History
Chapter VIII. Loss of Territory — Winnebago Reservation — Events of 1855
Chapter IX. The Mapleton and Welsh Colonies — and Other Seltlements of 1856
Chapter X. The Inkpadutah Massacre of 1857
Chapter XI. Events of 1858 — The Five Million Loan Bill — Division of County into Townships
Chapter XII. Events of 1860 and 1861— Beginning of the Civil War and First Enlistments
Chapter XIII. The Great Sioux Massacre of 1802 — The Mankato and South Bend Companies at New Ulm
Chapter XIV. "Mankato Home Guards" — Surrender and Trial of the Indians — The Hanging at Mankato
Chapter XV. Legislative Aid for Settlers— Events of 1863 and 1864
Chapter XVI. Closing Events of 1864 — Murder of the Jewett Family
Chapter XVII. Events in Blue Earth County After 1865 Peace Reigns, Wheels of Progress put in Motion — First Railway
Chapter XVIII. Events of Early Seventies — "Winona and Wells Railways Reach Mankato
Chapter XIX. The Grasshoppers— Events of 1876-7— The Winter of 1881-2 and the Big Flood
Chapter XX. History of Minnesota Valley — Events of 1884-6 — Building of the Court House
Chapter XXI. Cannon Valley Railway — The Alliance Movement — Government Building at Mankato
Chapter XXII. Events of 1893 to 1898— Chinch Bugs and Drouth— The Spanish War
Chapter XXIII. Mankato's Golden Jubilee — Recent Events — The Conclusion
Chapter XXIV. Township Histories—
- Beauford Township
- Butternut Valley Township
- Cambria Township
- Cereeco Township
- Danville Township
- Decoria Township
- Garden City Township
- Jamestown Township
- Judson Township
- Le Ray Township
- Lime Township
- Lincoln Township
- Lyra Township
- Mankato Township
- Mapleton Township
- McPherson Township
- Medo Township
- Pleasant Mound Township
- Rapidan Township
- Shelby Township
- South Bend Township
- Sterling Township
- Vernon Center Township
Legislative Members
District Judges
County Officers
Population of Blue Earth County for Ten Census Years
Public Charity
Bridges of Blue Earth County
School Statistics
Biographies
Errata
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- ''[[Space: History of Blue Earth County| History of Blue Earth County]]'' (Middle West Publishing Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1901), [ Page ].
- <ref>[[#Hughes|Hughes]]</ref>