1857: A TOWN BUILT FROM STONE

In January 1857 the future of the settlement called Manhattan still remained uncertain. The town was not yet incorporated, and the few buildings that existed were generally flimsy assemblages of logs or shingles. The primitive buildings resulted in another hard winter for many Manhattanites.¹ Howeve...

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1. Verfasser:	Olson, Kevin G. W
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Zusammenfassung:	In January 1857 the future of the settlement called Manhattan still remained uncertain. The town was not yet incorporated, and the few buildings that existed were generally flimsy assemblages of logs or shingles. The primitive buildings resulted in another hard winter for many Manhattanites.¹ However, as Isaac Goodnow observed that spring, the town’s settlers had done admirably well to reach this stage: “With all the labors coexistent with pioneer life & the troubles of coming out of our Kansas troubles, they have had hard work to build them the rudest kinds of houses, furnish food & clothing sufficient to keep