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Fact Sheet re Mankato, Minnesota
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Fact Sheet re Mankato, Minnesota
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MANKATO, MINNESOTA
(785 alt., 14,038 pop.)
Mankato, on the great bend of the Minnesota River where it turns
sharply north and is joined by the Blue Earth River from the south,
is in a valley 1.5 miles wide and from 150 to 200 feet deep. The
torrent that cut the deep valley also dictated the future plan of Man-
kato, whose streets run from northeast to southwest, paralleling the
principal terraces of the river valley; the side streets are steeply
graded.
Industry:
Mankato is southwestern Minnesota's leading metropolis. Industry
here merges with agriculture and both are reflected in the prosperous
atmosphere of Mankato's business district, for its geographical location
has made Mankato a natural trade center for all southwestern Minnesota,
northern Iowa, and eastern South Dakota. Its natural resources include
quarries of high-quality limestone products. Its factories, of which
there are 42, produce brick and cement, flour and foods, clothing and
leather goods, boxes and brooms, and sundry other items. Agriculture
of the area finds a market here; Mankato's hog market is the third
largest in the State. The poultry industry combined with creamery
products is a big factor in industrial importance, while railroad and
trucking facilities provide excellent service for shippers and jobbers.
History:
1852 - First settlement
1862 - 38 Sioux Indians hanged simultaneously (largest legal
wholesale execution that has ever taken place in the
United States.
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