View
82
Download
6
Category
Tags:
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
Local Geography: Wright County in the 1880s. Grade 8 Buffalo Community Middle School Fall 2009. What was the largest city in Wright County in 1880?. Delano in 1880. What site advantages contributed to making Delano the county’s largest?. 1st RR Town in County. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Local Geography:Wright County in the 1880s
Grade 8Buffalo Community Middle School
Fall 2009
What was the largest city in
Wright County in 1880?
Delano in 1880
What site advantages
contributed to making Delano the county’s largest?
1st RR Town in County
Only town with RR and river transportation
What was Delano’s original name?
Crow River Crossing
What was Delano name after?
Railroad Superintendent
What was Wright County’s second
largest city in 1880?
Monticello (1870)
Monticello (1884)
What were the main geographical advantages of
Monticello in 1880?
Mississippi Dock
Mississippi Steam Boats
First town to be established in the county
Most reliable and fastest connection to St. Paul
What was the third largest city in
Wright County in 1880?
“Downtown” Clearwater
What geographical advantages did
Clearwater have in 1880?
Most Land in Prairie
Mississippi River Connections
Logs in Mississippi near Clearwater
Logs in Mississippi near Clearwater
Log Drivers
Log Drivers
Clearwater Ferry (1880)
Clearwater Ferry (1880)
Clearwater Ferry (2008)
3 Sources of Water Power
County’s Largest General Store (est. 1861)
Clearwater’s General Store (2008)
Largest Cities inWright County 1880
1) DELANO 4072) MONTICELLO 2903) CLEARWATER 218
Cokato (1880)
What was the fourth largest city in
Wright County in 1880?
• Railroad
• Large amount of land in prairie
• Small water power source on Sucker Creek
What site advantages did Cokato have in 1880?
What was this city’s original name?
Moer’s Prairie
What famous event occurred in this city
in 1883?
Wright County’s largest fire (1883)
Wright County’s largest fire (1883)
What was the fifth largest city in
Wright County in 1880?
Rockford
What geographical advantages did
Rockford have in 1880?
First bridge across the Crow R.
Water Power (Rockford Woolen Mills)
Water Power (Rockford Roller Mills)
What was the sixth largest city in
Wright County in 1880?
Buffalo
Wright County Court House
Original Oakley StoreOne of Buffalo’s Oldest Structures
Original American HotelOne of Buffalo’s Oldest Structures
Largest Cities inWright County 1880
4) COKATO 174 5) ROCKFORD 159 6) BUFFALO 143
1) DELANO 407 2) MONTICELLO 290 3) CLEARWATER 218
What was the seventh largest city in Wright County in
1880?
Montrose Rail Depot
What city began as a milling site although
their dam washed out three times?
Hanover
Hanover Saw Mill
Largest Cities inWright County 1880
7) MONTROSE 141 8) WAVERLY 124 9) HANOVER 104
1) DELANO 407 2) MONTICELLO 290 3) CLEARWATER 218 4) COKATO 174 5) ROCKFORD 159 6) BUFFALO 143
Main Wright County Products 1880
Main Wright County Products 1880
Main Wright County Products 1880
Ginseng
Recommended