Winona In Vintage Postcards

Winona In Vintage Postcards

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Publication Date: 29th March 2004

Before its founding by white settlers, Winona, Minnesota, was the home of a band of Sioux led by the great Wapasha dynasty. After white settlement began in 1851, the city's growth was fueled by the Mississippi riverboat trade. Groups of immigrants passed through the "Gate City," and many stayed, founding enduring ethnic communities and building a city that for a brief time rivaled Minneapolis. The settlement covered the sandy flats with houses, churches, colleges, and factories, and carved the hill "Wapasha's Cap" into the landmark now known as Sugar Loaf.

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Before its founding by white settlers, Winona, Minnesota, was the home of a band of Sioux led by the great Wapasha dynasty. After white settlement began in 1851, the city's growth was fueled by the Mississippi riverboat trade. Groups of immigrants passed through the "Gate City," and many stayed, founding enduring ethnic communities and building a city that for a brief time rivaled Minneapolis. The settlement covered the sandy flats with houses, churches, colleges, and factories, and carved the hill "Wapasha's Cap" into the landmark now known as Sugar Loaf.

Yesterday's riverboats have given w... Read More

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Before its founding by white settlers, Winona, Minnesota, was the home of a band of Sioux led by the great Wapasha dynasty. After white settlement began in 1851, the city's growth was fueled by the Mississippi riverboat trade. Groups of immigrants passed through the "Gate City," and many stayed, founding enduring ethnic communities and building a city that for a brief time rivaled Minneapolis. The settlement covered the sandy flats with houses, churches, colleges, and factories, and carved the hill "Wapasha's Cap" into the landmark now known as Sugar Loaf.

Yesterday's riverboats have given way to today's recreational vehicles, but Winona's factories and businesses still sell products to the national market, and the colleges-now universities-are a significant part of the city's life.

Through their combined collections of rare postcards, authors Chris Miller and Mary Pendleton take readers on a visual tour of Winona's history, exploring the city's Native American heritage, natural scenery, development, historic landmarks, and long relationship with the Mississippi River.

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  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Postcard History Series
  • Publication Date: 29th March 2004
  • State: Minnesota
  • ISBN: 9780738532295
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Author Bio
Author Chris Ann Miller is a photojournalist who grew up in a home on the Strand in Hermosa Beach, where her father, Warren Miller, operated a film studio. Her co-author, Jerry Roberts, is the Southern California acquisitions editor for Arcadia Publishing and also edited books including Mitchum: In His Own Words and Eastern Cougar Anthology. The rare photographs collected for their tribute to Hermosa's storied past were supplied by the Hermosa Beach Historical Society and families who have called Hermosa home for generations.
Chris Miller is a computer programmer who spent his childhood years in Winona, where his father was the manager of the old downtown Penney's store and then the store in Goodview. Mary Pendleton is a lifelong Winona resident and former librarian whose family came to Winona in 1912. She has operated a Winona antique business since 1969.
Before its founding by white settlers, Winona, Minnesota, was the home of a band of Sioux led by the great Wapasha dynasty. After white settlement began in 1851, the city's growth was fueled by the Mississippi riverboat trade. Groups of immigrants passed through the "Gate City," and many stayed, founding enduring ethnic communities and building a city that for a brief time rivaled Minneapolis. The settlement covered the sandy flats with houses, churches, colleges, and factories, and carved the hill "Wapasha's Cap" into the landmark now known as Sugar Loaf.

Yesterday's riverboats have given way to today's recreational vehicles, but Winona's factories and businesses still sell products to the national market, and the colleges-now universities-are a significant part of the city's life.

Through their combined collections of rare postcards, authors Chris Miller and Mary Pendleton take readers on a visual tour of Winona's history, exploring the city's Native American heritage, natural scenery, development, historic landmarks, and long relationship with the Mississippi River.

  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Postcard History Series
  • Publication Date: 29th March 2004
  • State: Minnesota
  • ISBN: 9780738532295
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Author Chris Ann Miller is a photojournalist who grew up in a home on the Strand in Hermosa Beach, where her father, Warren Miller, operated a film studio. Her co-author, Jerry Roberts, is the Southern California acquisitions editor for Arcadia Publishing and also edited books including Mitchum: In His Own Words and Eastern Cougar Anthology. The rare photographs collected for their tribute to Hermosa's storied past were supplied by the Hermosa Beach Historical Society and families who have called Hermosa home for generations.
Chris Miller is a computer programmer who spent his childhood years in Winona, where his father was the manager of the old downtown Penney's store and then the store in Goodview. Mary Pendleton is a lifelong Winona resident and former librarian whose family came to Winona in 1912. She has operated a Winona antique business since 1969.