The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier
The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier
The Perilous St. Croix River Valley Frontier
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Perilous</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Croix</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Frontier</strong> (Ken Martens) Minnesota s early territorial days were exciting and filled with hope for the future, but many dreams were broken before they were ever realized as settlers met untimely deaths in tragic ways. <strong>The</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Croix</strong> earned its nickname the "<strong>River</strong> of Graves" when watercraft were dashed against hazards like Death Rock. Torrential downpours flushed settlers from their dwellings, while diseases such as cholera and E. coli were imminent threats. And those whom Mother Nature did not destroy or defeat still had to contend with their fellow pioneers. Take a read on frontier life in the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Croix</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> with over fifty stories of adventure, including horse-and-buggy road rage, scalp dances and land disputes settled by war.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Perilous</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Croix</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Frontier</strong>