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This Day in Minnesota History

September 4, 1882

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Oliver Crosby and Frank Johnson open the Franklin Manufacturing Company. Renamed Amhoist in 1892, the derrick crane company would be a major St. Paul employer until 1985, when it relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: September 5, 2023