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This Day in Minnesota History

April 22, 1818

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Cadwallader C. Washburn is born in Livermore, Maine. A pioneer in the state's flour-milling industry, Washburn built his first mill at St. Anthony Falls in 1866, and his Washburn-Crosby Company marketed Gold Medal flour. He died in 1882.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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