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1820
John H. Stevens is born in Brompton Falls, Quebec. A farmer, merchant, editor, and legislator, he built a house on the west bank of St. Anthony Falls in 1849.
1838
Captain Frederick Marryat, author of numerous sea tales, most memorably "Mr. Midshipman Easy," visits Fort Snelling while on a trip to investigate American democracy. The next year he publishes Diary in America, which contains several chapters on his Minnesota experiences.
1886
A four-mile logjam closes the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls. The jam is so spectacular that excursion trains travel from Duluth to see it.
1968
A tornado kills nine people in Tracy (Lyon County).