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This Day in Minnesota History

February 14, 1833

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ISBN: 0873514165
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William Watts Folwell is born in Romulus, New York. An educator and historian, Folwell served as the University of Minnesota's first president, helped found the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and authored a four-volume history of Minnesota. He died in 1929.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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