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This Day in Minnesota History

January 3, 1863

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Minnesota's first railroad fatality: a train strikes a wagon driven by Captain Abraham Bennett at the Como Road crossing in St. Paul. There had been talk of building a bridge at the site, but, ironically, Bennett himself had opposed it.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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