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1. Jens Caspersen, Burnsville, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Stelling, Del (1917 - 2011)
- Date Created:
- 1965
- Description:
- Jens Caspersen (1907-1985) born in Denmark came to the United States in 1928 and could speak very little English. During the early 1930s he worked on farms in the Burnsville, Minnesota and several years as a mil truck driver. In 1938 he opened his tavern on Highway 13 and ten years later purchased the Embassy Club, which he operated until his retirement in 1965. The Jens A.Caspersen Landing on the Minnesota River and Cedar Avenue Bridge, is dedicated to him.
- Contributing Institution:
- Dakota County Historical Society
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Negatives (photographic)
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