On this date in 1859, the First Universalist Society of Minneapolis is established. The meeting to establish the society, chaired by flour milling magnate William D. Washburn, was held at the Cataract House, on the corner of what is now Washington and Portland Avenues in downtown Minneapolis. The church holds significance in Minneapolis’ history, since […]
Religion
1837-05-17
On this date in 1837, the Reverend Alfred Brunson, a Methodist missionary, arrives at Fort Snelling aboard the Ariel. Brunson travelled to Minnesota to establish a mission among the Native Americans at the Kaposia settlement, also known as “Little Crow’s Villiage”, located in the the modern day city of South St. Paul. This was the […]
