Duluth’s Development
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Early History (Before 1856):
Early Fond du Lac
Early Fur Trading
Groseilliers & Radisson
Missionaries
Native Americans
Treaties
General Development:
A Brief History of Lake Superior
St. Louis River & Spirit Island
First Years of Settlement: 1852-59
An Extremely Brief History of Duluth
Duluth’s Development, 1856-1939
Surviving the Panic of 1857
St. Louis County’s Development
The Gateway Urban Renewall Program
The Expansion of Interstate 35 through Duluth
Immigrant and Minority Patterns:
Duluth Immigration 1880-1920
Immigrant Sentiment in the 1890s
African Americans in Duluth
Native Americans in Duluth
Neighborhoods, Villages & Townships:
Finn Town
Fremont Township
Little Italy & The Glenn
Lower Oneota
Morgan Park
Slab Town
Swede Town/The Garfield Avenue Neighborhood
The Village of West Duluth
Politics:
Duluth’s Mayors
Important Dates in Duluth’s Civic Development
