Minnesota History Quarterly Spring/Summer 2003 (58:5&6)

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The Spring/Summer 2003 issue of Minnesota History featured a variety of articles from experts and historians on the subject of the mills and the beginnings of Minneapolis. “The Significance of Flour Milling at Saint Anthony Falls,” written by David Danbom of North Dakota State University, explores the ties Minneapolis milling had with the globalization of the United Sates economy.

Annette Atkins of St. John’s University published an article titled “At Home in the Heart of the City.” This account features the changing neighborhood and residents of the milling district throughout the years.

John Anfinson of the National Park Service writes “Chaotic Majesty: The Falls of St. Anthony,” which focuses on early accounts of the natural river through human-engineered changes.

“Archaeology on the Minneapolis Riverfront: Finding the Invisible Historic Sites at St. Anthony Falls,” written by the Society’s Scott Anfinson, concentrates on the history of archaeology at the Washburn A Mill site.

Advances in advertising, branding, selling and creating demand for named flours is featured in an article written by the Society’s Kate Roberts and Barbara Caron titled “To the Markets of the World: Advertising in the Mill City, 1880-1930.”