Ben Romberg

1
THE HAMMERS
Ben Romberg Asim Fayyaz Marilee Kowalczyk Mike
Hruby Nathan Risto Shuja Ahmed
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Introduction

• History of Mankato
• Dakota Massacre
• Architectural Styles
• What Mankato looks
• like Today
• Conclusion

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History of Mankato

• Early Mankato (1852- 1900)
• 1900-1950
• 1950-1999
• Mankato Today (2000)

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Retailing Changed with Power

• The downtown face of Mankato was transformed with
  the spread of electricity changed in the first
  quarter of 20th century and internal combustion.
• Internal combustion engine brought new business
  to cities and changed the way people shopped.
• Electricity extended retailers business hours and
  created demand for a host of revolutionary new
  products.

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Beginning of Departmental Chains

• Empire Departmental store Bretts opened in
  1868 between Jacksons and Cherry street.
• A huge success, caused relocation, because
  business out grew the buildings
• This led other chains to open such as Salets and
  J.C. Penny

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Automobiles

• Transportation began to move ahead by 1900.
• Kato cars- in his downtown garage.
• By 1912, a automobile and repair shop concluding
  todays elements Auto service station.
• Mankato Oil in 1920.

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Economy

• The economy was largely based on stone and
  related products, or pulling things from earth.
• Leading manufacture products flour
• William Bierbauer brewery. First and most
  successful beer producers.

8
Schools

• Pleasant Grove, was an early elementary school in
  Mankato.
• Loyola high school in 1876.
• Mankato Normal School (MSU) in 1867.

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Dakota Massacre

• Causes
• Timeline of Events
• Lincolns Intervention
• Outcome

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Causes

• Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux is signed, forcing
  Dakota to cede lands in exchange for 1.6 million
• Civil War causes payments to Dakota not to be
  made in gold, rather credit
• Traders refuse to sell provisions on credit,
  saying, So concerned, if they are hungry, let
  them eat grass

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Timeline of Events

• July 23, 1851 - Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux
• August 1862 - payments are not made, the Dakota
  have no food and begin to starve
• August 17, 1862 - Four Dakota kill five settlers
  near Litchfield. Councils are immediately held,
  and war is the chosen course of action

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More Time Line of Events

• August 23, 1862 - Dakota attack New Ulm and burn
  the majority of the town. 2000 refugees head to
  Mankato
• September 23, 1862 - Dakota opposed to war
  capture 269 Americans during The battle of Wood
  lake
• September 26, 1862 - Dakota friendlies release
  prisoners in hopes of ending war

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More Time Line of Events

• Col. Sibley enters Dakota camp and takes 1200
  Dakota into custody, 800 other Dakota surrender
  later
• Sibley appoints five-member military commission
  to try Dakota for murder other outrages
• 393 trials are conducted, 303 are sentenced to be
  hanged

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Lincolns Intervention

• President Lincoln intervenes allowing only 38 of
  executions to go forward

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Outcome

• On December 26, 1862 10 a.m. - 38 Dakota were led
  to the scaffolds in Mankato and hung until dead,
  their bodys buried in one grave outside of town
• Mankato has its only entry into the Guinness Book
  of World Records