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Highway 83 Revisited: Small Towns Rerouted By School Reform, Paul David Anderson
Highway 83 Revisited: Small Towns Rerouted By School Reform, Paul David Anderson
Culminating Projects in History
Highway 83 Revisited is an examination of how small town citizens relate to their local schools and to what extent a local school matters to the vitality of a community. To serve as a case study, I focus on the town of Pemberton, Minnesota and its school. Pemberton was founded in 1907 a railroad stop south east of Mankato and today has a population of 247. Pemberton's school began with planning by town's residents in the early twentieth century, and in subsequent decades the school district went through two consolidations, and ended in 1995 with the school's closing. I place …
"Uniquely American": The Great Northern Railway, The Blackfeet, And The Creation Of A National Identity In Glacier National Park, 1910-1935, Caitlin A. Carlson
"Uniquely American": The Great Northern Railway, The Blackfeet, And The Creation Of A National Identity In Glacier National Park, 1910-1935, Caitlin A. Carlson
Culminating Projects in History
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, upper-class urban Americans began to feel that the ills wrought by a modem society, including the influx of European immigrants and labor disputes at various mills and factories, necessitated a stronger symbol of true American cultural identity. These wealthy folks needed to be assured that they were the true Americans, while also asserting that the luxuries available to them did not diminish their rugged vitality. Louis W. Hill, the son of "Empire Builder" James J. Hill, tapped into this need when he created the Glacier Park Hotel Company, a subsidiary of the …
Civil War In Minnesota Lives, Dylan Berg, Logan Boomgarden, Paul Ergen, Kayle Evans, Zach Fenhaus, Benjamin Frey, Ann Hathaway, Kimberly Paczkowski, Mark Rains, Jeremy Rooker, Matthew Northrup, Doug Breese, Isaac Anderson, Tori Chance, Nicole Nicole, Dwight Godding, Ashley Kammermeier, Kyle Koopmeiners, Brian Neumeister, Shaela Rabbitt, Myles Swenson, Molly Waldham, Matthew Crumb, Matthew Fistere, R. Scott Spangrud
Civil War In Minnesota Lives, Dylan Berg, Logan Boomgarden, Paul Ergen, Kayle Evans, Zach Fenhaus, Benjamin Frey, Ann Hathaway, Kimberly Paczkowski, Mark Rains, Jeremy Rooker, Matthew Northrup, Doug Breese, Isaac Anderson, Tori Chance, Nicole Nicole, Dwight Godding, Ashley Kammermeier, Kyle Koopmeiners, Brian Neumeister, Shaela Rabbitt, Myles Swenson, Molly Waldham, Matthew Crumb, Matthew Fistere, R. Scott Spangrud
Student Research in History
This digital exhibit highlights the effects of the Civil War on Minnesotans.