The Early Settlers
Hiram Brown and his family decide to emigrate to the west and cast their lot in the then-almost uninhabited country known as Minnesota, leaving their improvised home on the Ohio River. They ... Read allHiram Brown and his family decide to emigrate to the west and cast their lot in the then-almost uninhabited country known as Minnesota, leaving their improvised home on the Ohio River. They started on their long journey in old fashioned covered wagons. Two months later, they reac... Read allHiram Brown and his family decide to emigrate to the west and cast their lot in the then-almost uninhabited country known as Minnesota, leaving their improvised home on the Ohio River. They started on their long journey in old fashioned covered wagons. Two months later, they reach the Mississippi River; being in the early fall the water was low and easily forded upon ... Read all