The 1851 Traverse des Sioux Treaty ceded approximately 35 million acres of land in Minnesota and Iowa to the federal government. The treaty was signed on Pilot Knob and this plaque commemorates the signing.
This advertisement promotes the sale of agricultural land under "sealed bids," listing acreage and cost in different states, and is attributed to Walter L. Fisher (Secretary of the Interior and Robert G. Valentine (Commissioner of Indian Affairs).
This book was released by the Hardwick Community Club in the spring of 1992 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hardwick's founding. The book uses newspaper records and Hardwick municipal records to provide a history of the community of the…