Positioned on the east edges of the Red River Valley and the northern Minnesota Woodlands; Pennington County was settled by farmers of predominantly Scandinavian stock; and census surveys indicate that Thief River Falls was the �most Norwegian� city in the United States. These settlers broke the soil; planted grain; and traveled to the woodlands for logs with which to build their homes. They floated the trees they cut down the rivers to the mills in Thief River Falls; St. Hilaire; and Crookston. Grain elevators and flour mills stood out against the prairie skyline; and milled logs became ties for the railroads that would transport the lumber and grain to distant cities and ports. The postcards in this book depict the industries; buildings; and people of Pennington County.
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