Judith Giem Elliot

Wabasha County (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Wabasha County captures the spirit of a region and its people through rare historic photographs, many of which are previously unpublished. A truly multicultural community, Wabasha County has been home to residents of Canadian, French, English, Irish, Native American, and German origin. The earliest known pioneers, Augustine Rocque and his family, became the first white people to occupy a year-round residence in Minnesota in 1826. Within these pages, discover the people and events that have shaped Wabasha County,s history over the past 170 years. Wabasha County was named after the great chief Wabashaw II. Many aspects of Wabasha,s heritage are featured here, including the dewakanton Band of the Dakotas, riverboats of the Mississippi, pioneers and their descendants, and buildings throughout the area. Author Judith Giem Elliott has produced a volume that truly reflects the value Wabasha County,s residents place upon their rich and colorful history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439626801
• Artikelnr.: 37910157

Autorenporträt

Judith Giem Elliott is a native of Wabasha and the genealogist for Wabasha County. Featuring over 200 images from both her own collection and those of local residents, Wabasha County is an entertaining and educational source of information about the county and its inhabitants.