On March 3. 1849. the law creating the Territory of Minnesota was signed. Meantime. land for settlement had been acquired by treaty from the Sioux and Chippewa. Steamboats had become a regular sight on the Mississippi. bringing settlers and leaving with loads of flour. Merchant milling began in 1854 at the Falls of St. Anthony. other mills sprang up along nearly every river and creek. Streams were choked with logs. the sawmills were taxed to supply lumber for houses. By 1856. there were 253 Minnesota post offices. The boom was on. This period just before Minnesota acquired statehood was an interesting and picturesque time. Immigrants were recruited from Great Britain. Canada. Ireland.
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