Back to top

This Day in Minnesota History

January 18, 1847

Source: 
ISBN: 0873514165
  • Cite
  • Share
  • Correct
  • Print

William Willim receives the first known citizenship papers granted in Minnesota. An English-born building contractor in Stillwater, Willim also builds the first limekiln in the state this year.

  • Cite
  • Share
  • Correct
  • Print
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: July 1, 2015