BIG STONE COUNTY: AUDITOR:

An Inventory of Its Tax Lists at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Big Stone County (Minn.). Auditor.
Title:Tax Lists.
Dates:1875-1991.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Tax lists for the civil subdivisions of Big Stone County, recording the taxes paid on real and personal property for the years 1875-1901 and subsequent sample years 1910-1911, 1920-1921, 1930-1931, 1940-1941, 1950-1951, 1960-1961, 1970, 1980-1981, and 1990-1991.
Quantity:53.90 cubic feet (67 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Each entry gives the owner's name; school district number; assessed valuation of the property; amounts of various state, local, and school district taxes; total amount of taxes levied; date(s) and amount(s) of payment; receipt number(s); and a record of settlements, penalties, and delinquencies. The real property sections additionally give the legal description (location) and size of the property.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged by year, then alphabetically by township.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Big Stone County (Minn.). Auditor. Tax Lists. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 993-60; 2012-55; 2015-45; 2017-1

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Shelby Edwards, April 2012

Catalog ID number: 001725877


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Location
102.K.17.5BPersonal Property, Second Assessment District.

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102.K.17.5BReal Property, First Assessment District.
Second Assessment District.

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102.K.17.5BFirst and Second Assessment districts. 2 volumes.

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102.K.17.5BFive assessment districts. 5 volumes.

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102.K.17.5BThree assessment districts. 3 volumes.

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102.K.17.5B 1 volume.

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102.K.17.5BBrowns Valley Township, Tokua Township, Graceville Township, and Town 124 Range 45.
Big Stone Township, Otrey Township, and Artichoke Township.
Prior Township, Otrey Township, and Malta Township.
Ortonville Township, Odessa Township, and Akron Township.

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Location
102.K.17.5BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Township.
Malta Township.
Odessa Township.
Ortonville Township.
Otrey Township.
Location
102.K.17.6FPrior Township.
Tokua Township.
Township 124, Range 45.

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Location
102.K.17.6FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Township.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.6FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Township.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.7BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.7BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.7BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Location
102.K.17.8FBig Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.8FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Location
102.K.17.8FBig Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Location
102.K.17.8FMoonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.17.8FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Location
102.K.18.1BMalta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.18.1BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
102.K.18.1BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.

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Location
102.K.18.2FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
123.K.8.1BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
123.K.8.1BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Location
123.K.8.2FBeardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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123.K.8.2FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Location
123.K.8.3BBig Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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123.K.8.3BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Location
123.K.8.4FBig Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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123.K.8.4FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Location
123.K.8.5BBeardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Tokua Township.

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Location
123.K.8.6FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Location
123.K.9.1BOtrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.
Previously known as Tokua Township.

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Location
123.K.9.1BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Location
123.K.9.2FMalta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.K.9.2FAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.K.9.3BClinton Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.K.9.3BAkron Township.
Almond Township.
Location
123.K.9.4FArtichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Graceville Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.

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123.J.1.1B-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
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123.J.1.1B-2Correll Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Location
123.J.1.2F-1Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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Location
123.J.1.2F-1Akron Township.
Location
123.J.1.2F-2Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Location
123.J.1.3B-1Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Location
123.J.1.3B-2Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.1.3B-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Location
123.J.1.4F-1Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Location
123.J.1.4F-2Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Location
123.J.1.5B-1Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.1.5B-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.1.5B-2Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Location
123.J.1.6F-1Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Location
123.J.1.6F-2Toqua Township.

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106.F.14.1B-1Akron Township.
Barry Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Foster Township.
Graceville Village/City.
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106.F.14.1B-2Ortonville Village/City.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.1.6F-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.1.7B-1Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
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123.J.1.7B-2Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
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123.J.1.8F-1Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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106.F.14.1B-2Barry Village/City.
Foster Township.
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106.F.14.2F-1Graceville Township.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
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106.F.14.2F-2Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.1.8F-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
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123.J.1.8F-2Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
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123.J.2.1B-1Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Location
123.J.2.1B-2Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.2.1B-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.2.2F-1Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Location
123.J.2.2F-2Moonshine Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Location
123.J.2.3B-1Toqua Township.

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123.J.2.3B-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Location
123.J.2.3B-2Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Location
123.J.2.4F-1Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Location
123.J.2.4F-2Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.2.4F-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.2.5B-1Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
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123.J.2.5B-2Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Location
123.J.2.6F-1Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.2.6F-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Location
123.J.2.6F-2Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Location
123.J.2.7B-1Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
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123.J.2.7B-2Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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123.J.2.8F-1Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Location
123.J.2.8F-2Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Location
123.J.3.1B-1Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Location
123.J.3.1B-2Toqua Township.

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Location
123.J.3.1B-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.3.2F-1Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Location
123.J.3.2F-2Johnson Village/City.
Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Location
123.J.3.3B-1Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.

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Location
123.J.3.3B-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Browns Valley Township.
Location
123.J.3.4F-1Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Location
123.J.3.4F-2Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Location
123.J.3.5B-1Ortonville Village/City.
Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Location
123.J.3.5B-2Toqua Township.

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123.J.3.5B-2Akron Township.
Almond Township.
Artichoke Township.
Barry Village/City.
Beardsley Village/City.
Big Stone Township.
Location
123.J.3.6F-1Browns Valley Township.
Clinton Village/City.
Correll Village/City.
Foster Township.
Graceville Township.
Graceville Village/City.
Johnson Village/City.
Location
123.J.3.6F-2Malta Township.
Moonshine Township.
Odessa Township.
Odessa Village/City.
Ortonville Township.
Ortonville Village/City. 2 volumes.
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123.J.3.7B-1Otrey Township.
Prior Township.
Toqua Township.
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106.F.14.2F-2Akron Township, Almond Township, Artichoke Township. 1 folder.
Barry Village/City, Beardsley Village/City, Big Stone Township. 1 folder.
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106.F.14.3B-1Browns Valley Township, Clinton Village/City, Correll Village/City. 1 folder.
Foster Township, Graceville Township, Graceville Village/City. 1 folder.
Johnson Village/City, Malta Township, Moonshine Township. 1 folder.
Odessa Township, Odessa Village/City, Ortonville Township. 1 folder.
Location
106.F.14.3B-2Ortonville Village/City. 1 volume.
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123.J.3.7B-1Otrey Township. 1 volume.
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106.F.14.3B-2Prior Township, Toqua Township. 1 folder.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Real property tax -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.
Taxation -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.
Taxation of personal property -- Minnesota -- Big Stone County.

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