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The Grain Merchants: An Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Afton Historical Society Press in collaboration with the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. ISBN 1-890434-74-4. Minter, Adam (August 2006). "Gimme Grain!". The Rake. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28; Minneapolis Public Library (2001).
In 1849, John H. Stevens obtained 160 acres (0.65 km 2) of land on the west side of the falls in exchange for maintaining a ferry at the falls. Hennepin County was established in 1852, and the settlement on the west side of the river was given the name Minneapolis, as coined by Charles Hoag .
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The Mackie Building is a grand commercial building designed by E. Townsend Mix and built in 1879 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which housed Milwaukee's Grain Exchange Room, and the original trading pit. In 1973 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [2] [3]
1863 limestone house considered one of Minnesota's most elaborate examples of mid-19th-century Italianate architecture. [18] Also a contributing property to the Historic Hill District. [13] 13: Pierce and Walter Butler House: Pierce and Walter Butler House: April 22, 1982 : 1345–1347 Summit Ave.
The Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal is a six-story grain elevator also known as the head house and sack house, and sits on piers over the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was built between 1927 and 1931 as part of the Equity Cooperative Exchange and is a remnant of Saint Paul's early history as a Mississippi ...
Early in the city's history, millers were required to pay for wheat with cash during the growing season and then to store the wheat until it was needed for flour. [313] The Minneapolis Grain Exchange was founded in 1881; located near the riverfront, it is the only exchange as of 2023 for hard red spring wheat futures. [314]
Minneapolis Grain Exchange, circa 1939 The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1881 as a market to trade grain. It helped farmers by ensuring that they got the best prices possible for their wheat , oats , and corn , since the usual supply and demand curves were skewed by similar harvest times across the region.