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Explore Buffalo as the largest city in Wright County in 1920, its industries, notable landmarks, and factors shaping the county's development in the 1920s.
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Local Geography:Wright County in 1920 Grade 8 Buffalo Community Middle School Fall 2009
Largest Cities inWright County 1920 • 1) BUFFALO 1,460
Buffalo remained a small town for many years. What event finally allowed it to spring to life?
Lbs. of Butter produced in W.C. • 1870 – 115,675 lbs. • 1890 – 1,176,909 lbs. • 1900 – 498,430 lbs. • 1939 – 26 total creameries in the county
Other Buffalo Industries in 1920 • Fish (Buffalo Lake had an “inexhaustible” supply) • Summer Resorts • Ice • County Government Business
Largest Cities inWright County 1920 • 1) BUFFALO 1,460 • 2) DELANO 1,031
Largest Cities inWright County 1920 • 1) BUFFALO 1,460 • 2) DELANO 1,031 • 3) MONTICELLO 858
Where was the first bridge built across the Mississippi in Wright County in 1920?
Largest Cities inWright County 1920 • 1) BUFFALO 1,460 • 2) DELANO 1,031 • 3) MONTICELLO 858 • 4) COKATO 749 • 5) HOWARD LAKE 629
Largest Cities inWright County 1920 • 1) BUFFALO 1,460 • 2) DELANO 1,031 • 3) MONTICELLO 858 • 4) COKATO 749 • 5) HOWARD LAKE 629 • 6) ANNANDALE 624 • 7) MAPLE LAKE 522 • 8) WAVERLY 460 • 9) MONTROSE 312 • 10) CLEARWATER 311 • 11) ROCKFORD 257 • 12) HANOVER 182 • 13) SMITH LAKE 180
Major Factors Influencing Wright County Settlement in 1920 • Railroads continued to be dominant form of transportation technology • St. Michael remained a small town with no RR • Water power is less important as electricity becomes common • Urbanization becoming a force • People increasingly moving to cities • Farming was increasingly mechanized • Fewer farmers needed/farms got larger • Dairy farming had become county’s major agricultural activity • Creameries, resorts, lumber were county’s major industries