Comprehensive account includes early history of the state, biographical sketches of noted families and individuals, the lumbering industry, the sugar beet industry, the brewing industry, theaters, The Minnesota Historical Society, commerce and various Minnesota cities.
Telegram dated February 8, 1929 from August Andresen announcing that the Andresen Bill for construction of a new bridge at Stillwater was approved by the U. S. Senate, and would now go to the President for approval.
Study for Arrangement of Water Front of Stillwater, Minnesota features the sunken gardens and pool, Lowell Park, floating docks, canoe house, bathing beach and recreation area.
The Stillwater Library Association Treasurer's Book contains the financial records of the Stillwater Library Association including lending receipts, private donations from individuals and businesses, fundraising, the librarian�s salary, expenditures for books and day to day operating expenses.
Stillwater Library Association Record Book includes meeting minutes, content of the collection, funding sources, lending practices, day to day operations of the library, and the names of the members of the Stillwater Library Association. The volume also describes the orderly transfer of the Stillwater Library Association records and collections to the newly formed Stillwater Public Library.
The Stillwater Library Association's handwritten record book includes detailed meeting minutes from 1870 - 1896. Elections of officers, fundraising events, finances, book acquisitions, membership lists and day to day library business transactions are meticuluosly recorded.
The Stillwater City Directory 1882-83 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1887 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1890-91 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisements.
The Stillwater City Directory 1896-97 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1894-95 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1892-93 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
The Stillwater City Directory 1898-99 includes an alphabetical list of names, addresses and occupations of residents, a classified business directory, lists of city and county officers, churches, schools, societies, streets and wards. Also contains local advertisments.
At the boom, floating timbers chained between piers caught and contained logs for sorting and measuring and rigging into rafts. At one time, the Stillwater boom extended a distance of 9 miles and employed 400 men to sort, scale and raft timber.
Stillwater has owned Kolliner Park, location of the St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Tourist Camp since 1917, when the East Side Lumber Company donated the property to the city. The company transferred the property to the city with the intent of preserving the property�s natural beauty and restricting it from commercial development. The property is located directly across the St. Croix River from downtown Stillwater.