Title: Pieces of the past : celebrating Winona's first 150 years /
Authors: Christenson, Jerome
Publisher: Winona Daily News,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Winona (Minn.) History.; Winona (Minn.) Pictorial works.; Minnesota Winona
Contents: Of sandbars and sloughs -- Zeb Pike takes a peek -- Wabasha's Prairie -- Claims and claim jumpers : Winona gets its start -- A holiday in a hard land : Winona's first Christmas -- Early transportation : 'Steamboat coming!' -- Montezuma : the city Winona almost became -- Aunt Catherine : a frontier woman -- Capital comes to Winona : Henry D. Huff -- The Civil War : Company K at Gettysburg -- Irwin Shepard : Medal of Honor winner -- Up from the ashes : The Great Fire of 1862 -- Saved by an accident : The main channel -- Whistlin' news : we're a territory -- All the news : a rich history of newspapering -- U.S. Sen. Daniel Norton : conviction plus courage -- Over the river : taking the ferry -- Royal D. Cone's : the everything place -- Timmm-berrrr! : a town pulled from the river -- Iron horses : railroad coming! -- The Winona & Southwestern : the little railroad that couldn't -- Over the river : debacle at the Swing Bridge -- William Windom : the face on the $2 bill-- Hannibal Choate : the merchant prince -- Free at last : James Stovall -- Whittling away at Sugar Loaf : the making of a landmark -- Landon's princess : Wenonah in Winona -- Lost love : the legend of Wenonah -- The wheels went 'round : Winona Wagon Co. -- The Wiarus : veteran fighter for freedom -- Capt. Samuel Van Sant : boat builder to governor -- Center for education : The College of St. Teresa -- Watkins : the spice of life -- 'My mind is not right' : the shooting of Bishop Heffron -- Haunting : a ghost in Heffron Hall? -- Like father : John Latsch Sr. -- Like son : John Latsch Jr. -- Somebody ought to do something : Latsch Beach -- A Winona original : the stealth tank -- World War I : Dr. Graham goes over there -- Hail to the chief : presidential visits -- Bub's : the beer that made it fun to be thirsty -- Street numbers : taking the fun out of addresses -- The road bee : businessmen do 'real' work -- 'Firetrap' : the Normal School fire -- How dry I am : prohibition-- Off the bridge : High Wagon hazards -- Julian Wera : the '27 Yankees -- Beauty is as beauty does : Emma Shelton -- Street cars : charming public transit -- Beware the Buzz Saw : Mayor Mat Wagner -- S.J. Kryzsko : the bank holiday -- Depression deliveries : Dr. Lewis Younger -- Pancake Days : Eskimo Pete and the Pancake Queen -- Tourist attraction : greeter girls -- Armistice Day Blizzard : the ducks came ; men died -- Dec. 7, 1941 : Ed Janikowski -- End of the line : Winona's bustling brothels -- Eagle of the air : Max Conrad -- Art Thurley : friend and hero -- The Kowalewskis' place : Hot Fish Shop -- Just humping along : making candy -- Athlete of the century : Paul Giel -- Doing what he otter : Emil Liers -- It's history : the post office comes down -- The Julius C. Wilkie : three lives -- High water : the flood of '65 -- Quiet riot : WSU on strike -- Dutch elm disease : where have all the trees gone? -- Murder in Winona : the execution of Shirleen Howard-- Memories of Korea : when war is called conflict -- A photographer's tale : One-Shot Kelley -- Vets Park : recalling the price of freedom -- Flood from above : court house disaster -- The dike that held : the flood of '01.