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This Day in Minnesota History

March 14, 1841

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William Dunwoody is born in Pennsylvania. After moving to Minneapolis in 1869, he would find his fortune in the grain and flour business. By the time of his death in 1914, he would contribute millions of dollars to a number of civic organizations, including the Dunwoody Industrial Institute, the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, and the YMCA.

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