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This Day in Minnesota History

January 10, 1880

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Captain R. H. L. Jewett receives from the government a shipment of young carp with which to stock Rice County's lakes. A government commission had been formed in response to European immigrants' demands for the fish.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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