The stories were written using information recorded on the application form, researching the holdings of the Blue Earth County Historical Society and personal interviews with farm family members when available. Each narrative includes a short history and photograph, when possible. Hardcover; 246 pages with maps and black and white photographs.

The ten remarkable men of Garden City are: Henry S. Wellcome – Pharmaceutical chemist and owner of one of the world’s largest drug firms. George M. Palmer – Mankato miller and banker. Carlos Boynton – St. Paul capitalist and land dealer. George F. Piper – Minneapolis capitalist and investment operator. Eli S. Warner – St. Paul financier, printing industry and political leader Amos S. Warner – Duluth real estate business man and legislator. Ellsworth C. Warner – Minneapolis linseed oil miller and financier/capitalist. Chelsea Rockwood – Minneapolis judge. Adoniram Judson Rockwood – Wealthy farmer and legislator in Idaho. Florado H. Wellcome – Head of a large chain of banks and president of the Union Investment Company. ISBN: 978-0-9790885-5-1 Published by: Blue Earth County Historical Society Format: PDF, 18 B&W images, 51 pages.

ISBN: 978-0-9790885-7-5 Complied by: Donna Webb Published by: Blue Earth County Historical Society Format: Softcover; B&W images and illustrations, 136 pages, 6 x 9

by Beth Zimmer ISBN: 978-0-9790885-0-6 Published by: Blue Earth County Historical Society Format: Paperback, 34 B&W images including family tree, 47 pages, 8.5 x 11

Compiled by the Blue Earth County Historical Society ISBN: 978-0-9790885-6-8 Published by: Blue Earth County Historical Society Format: Paperback, 26 pages, 8.5 x 11

The ten remarkable men of Garden City are: Henry S. Wellcome – Pharmaceutical chemist and owner of one of the world’s largest drug firms. George M. Palmer – Mankato miller and banker. Carlos Boynton – St. Paul capitalist and land dealer. George F. Piper – Minneapolis capitalist and investment operator. Eli S. Warner – St. Paul financier, printing industry and political leader Amos S. Warner – Duluth real estate business man and legislator. Ellsworth C. Warner – Minneapolis linseed oil miller and financier/capitalist. Chelsea Rockwood – Minneapolis judge. Adoniram Judson Rockwood – Wealthy farmer and legislator in Idaho. Florado H. Wellcome – Head of a large chain of banks and president of the Union Investment Company. ISBN: 978-0-9790885-5-1 Published by: Blue Earth County Historical Society Format: Paperback, 18 B&W images, 49 pages, 6 x 9

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