PENNINGTON COUNTY: RIVER FALLS TOWNSHIP:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: River Falls (Minn. : Township), creator.
Title:Records.
Dates:1897-1975.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Clerk's town record books (1897-1975) and road records (1898-1955). The latter include Board of Supervisors' road record book (1900-1927), road overseer's poll tax pass book (1898), and road petitions and orders (undated, 1939, 1955).
Quantity:1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

Pennington County was established in 1910. From 1858 to 1896 the area was included in Polk County; from 1896 to 1910 it was part of Red Lake County. Therefore, River Falls Township was originally part of those two counties.


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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]. River Falls (Minn. : Township). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-172; 2005-09

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017152540104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
126.F.19.9B1Clerk’s Town Record Books, 1897-1975. 15 volumes:
Records proceedings of the board of supervisors, all town orders issued, annual reports of the treasurer and board of auditors, supervisors’ annual account, annual town meeting minutes, and road orders. Although dates of orders and other reports overlap somewhat, the dates listed are for the dates of the annual town meetings found in each volume.
1897–1902.
1903–1908.
1909–1914.
1915–1919.
1920–1924.
1925–1929.
1930–1934.
1935–1939.
1940–1945.
1946–1950.
1951–1955.
1956–1960.
LocationBox
126.F.19.10F2 1961–1965.
1966–1969.
1970–1974.
Orders to 1975.
Board of Supervisors’ Road Record Book, March 1900-June 1927. 1 volume.
Road Overseer’s Poll Tax Pass Book, Road District No. 3, March 1898.
Road Orders and Petitions, undated, 1939.
Road Petitions and Orders, 1955.

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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:
Local officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
Local officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Pennington County.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Red Lake County.

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