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Local Geography:Wright County in 1920
Grade 8Buffalo Community Middle School
Fall 2009
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
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What was the largest city in
Wright County in 1920?
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
• 1) BUFFALO 1,460
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Buffalo 1920
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Buffalo 1920
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Looking East on Division Street in Buffalo 1922
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Division Street in Downtown Buffalo 2005
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Looking North on 1st Avenue in 1920s
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Looking North on 1st Avenue in 2006
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Looking North on 1st Avenue in 2006
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Looking North on 1st Avenue in 2006
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Buffalo 1920
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Buffalo 2006
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Buffalo 2007
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Buffalo remained a small town for many years. What event finally allowed it to
spring to life?
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Buffalo Depot in 1887
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Buffalo Depot in 2008
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What were Buffalo’s largest industries in
1920?
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Buffalo Creamery in 1898
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Buffalo Creamery in the 1960s
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Former Creamery Location 2008
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Lbs. of Butter produced in W.C.
• 1870 – 115,675 lbs.
• 1890 – 1,176,909 lbs.
• 1900 – 498,430 lbs.
• 1939 – 26 total creameries in the county
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Other Buffalo Industries in 1920
• Fish (Buffalo Lake had an “inexhaustible” supply)
• Summer Resorts
• Ice
• County Government Business
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Courthouse in the 1920s
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What was the second largest city in Wright County in
1920?
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
• 1) BUFFALO 1,460• 2) DELANO 1,031
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River Street in Delano around 1900
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River Street in Delano around 1920
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River Street in Delano in 2006
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River Street in Delano in 2006
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Delano around 1920
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Delano in 2006
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What was the third largest city in
Wright County in 1920?
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
• 1) BUFFALO 1,460• 2) DELANO 1,031• 3) MONTICELLO 858
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Monticello (1900)
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Monticello (1920s)
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Monticello 1920
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Where was the first bridge built across the Mississippi in Wright County in
1920?
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Monticello Bridge in 1894
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Monticello Bridge in 2008
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
• 1) BUFFALO 1,460• 2) DELANO 1,031• 3) MONTICELLO 858• 4) COKATO 749• 5) HOWARD LAKE 629
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Largest Cities inWright County 1920
• 1) BUFFALO 1,460• 2) DELANO 1,031• 3) MONTICELLO 858• 4) COKATO 749• 5) HOWARD LAKE 629• 6) ANNANDALE 624• 7) MAPLE LAKE 522 • 8) WAVERLY 460• 9) MONTROSE 312• 10) CLEARWATER 311• 11) ROCKFORD 257• 12) HANOVER 182• 13) SMITH LAKE 180
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Major Factors Influencing Wright County Settlement in 1920
• Railroads continued to be dominant form of transportation technology– St. Michael remained a small town with no RR
• Water power is less important as electricity becomes common
• Urbanization becoming a force– People increasingly moving to cities
• Farming was increasingly mechanized– Fewer farmers needed/farms got larger
• Dairy farming had become county’s major agricultural activity
• Creameries, resorts, lumber were county’s major industries