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Almanac: Hands-On History

Influential People, Historic Buildings

Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 7m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Lyman Dayton was a real estate man and investor who gave his name to Dayton's Bluff...

Lyman Dayton was a real estate man and investor who gave his name to Dayton's Bluff, Dayton Avenue and the town of Dayton, Minnesota. Immigrants had homes built on Dayton's Bluff, one home owner, German, John Seeger, started the Seeger Refrigerator Company which later became Whirlpool. Dayton's Bluff is also the home of some of the more important industries and some of the buildings are still...

06/21/2017

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Indian Mounds

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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 3m 32s | Long before the European settlers, the Native Americans called Dayton's Bluff home... (3m 32s)

Saving Historic Homes

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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 5m 37s | Preserving the historic homes of Dayton's Bluff is a labor of love for home owners... (5m 37s)

St. Paul Winter Carnival

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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 3m 18s | After the first year of the carnival being held in St. Paul, Dayton's Bluff residents... (3m 18s)

The Surrounding Land and Environment of Dayton's Bluff

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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 7m 19s | St. Paul use to have it all, a big water fall, a big lake and a big cliff. Another... (7m 19s)

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