MANKATO  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county-seat of See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

Blue See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

Earth county, See also:

• MINNESOTA

Minnesota, U.S.A., at the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• BEND

bend of the Minnesota See also:

• RIVER

river, where it is joined by the Blue Earth about 86 m . S.W. of Minneapolis . Pop . (1890), 8838; (1900), 10,599, of whom 2578 were See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign-See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born; (1910 See also:

• CENSUS (from Lat. censere, to estimate or assess; connected by some with centum, i.e. a count by hundreds)

census), 10,365 . Mankato is served by the See also:

• CHICAGO
• CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

Chicago, St . See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul, Minneapolis & See also:

• OMAHA

Omaha, the Chicago & See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North-Western (both " North -Western Lines "), the Chicago, See also:

• MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee & St Paul, and the Chicago See also:

• GREAT

Great-Western See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . The city has two See also:

• FINE

fine parks, a See also:

• CARNEGIE
• CARNEGIE, ANDREW (1837– )

Carnegie library, a Federal See also:

• BUILDING

building, the Immanuel and St See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph hospitals, two commercial colleges, and a See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state normal school (1868) . The numerous lakes in the neighbourhood, particularly See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• MADISON
• MADISON, JAMES (1751–1836)

Madison and Lake See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington, are widely known as summer resorts . Four See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of the city is Minneopa state See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

park (See also:

• AREA

area, 6o acres), in which are Minneopa Falls (6o ft.) and a fine See also:

• GORGE

gorge; the park was established by the state in 1905-1906 . Mankato has an extensive See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in See also:

• DAIRY

dairy and agricultural products (especially See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain), See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone (a pinkish See also:

• BUFF (from Fr. bu.ffie, a buffalo)

buff See also:

• LIMESTONE

limestone is quarried in the vicinity), and See also:

• FOREST

forest products . The value of its factory products increased from $1,887,315 in 1900 to $3,422,117 in 1905, or 81.3% . Mankato was settled about 1853, and was first chartered as a city in 1868 .

On or near the site of the city stood a See also:

• VILLAGE

village of the Mankato (" blue earth ") See also:

• BAND

band of the Mdewakanton See also:

• SIOUX

Sioux, who derived their name from one of their chiefs, " Old Mankato." In this region occurred the Sioux uprising of 1862, and from this point operations were carried on which eventually resulted in the subjugation of the See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians and the See also:

• HANGING

hanging, at Mankato, in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1862, of 38 leaders of the revolt . In the uprising the Mankato band was led by another See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief named Mankato, who took See also:

• PART

part in the attack on Ft Ridgeley, Minn., in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, in the engagement on the 3rd of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September at See also:

• BIRCH
• BIRCH (Betula)
• BIRCH, SAMUEL (1813–1885)
• BIRCH, THOMAS (1705-1766)

Birch See also:

• COOLIE

Coolie, Minn., and in that on the 23rd of September at See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

Wood Lake, where he was killed .