Father Louis Hennepin Suspension Bridge
Bibliography
"Celebration at the Opening of the Mississippi Wire Suspension Bridge." St. Anthony Falls Minnesota Republican, January 25, 1855.
Chase, Olivia Carpenter. "The First Suspension Bridge." Hennepin County History 12, no. 47 (July 1952): 2–3.
Costello, Mary Charlotte Aubry. Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge: Volume Two, Minnesota. Davenport, IA: M.C. Costello, 2002.
"The Council: The New Suspension Bridge Ordered Open at One O'clock To–day—Market Ground." Minneapolis Tribune, February 22, 1877.
Gardner, Denis P. Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
"Grand Celebration of the Opening of the First Bridge that Spans the Waters of the Mississippi." St. Paul Daily Minnesotian, January 24, 1855.
Holcombe, R. I. and William H. Bingham eds. Compendium of History and Biography of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minnesota. Chicago: H. Taylor, 1914.
https://archive.org/details/compendiumofhist01holc
Cappelen, F.W. "The Late Suspension Bridge of Minneapolis." Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies 10 (January 1891–December 1891): 400–426.
http://books.google.com/books?id=2AXOAAAAMAAJ&pg
Kane, Lucile M. The Falls of St. Anthony: The Waterfall That Built Minneapolis. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987.
Millett, Larry. Lost Twin Cities. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1992.
Pennefeather, Shannon M. Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill District. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2003.
"Suspension Bridge: A Glance at its History From the Time it Was Built." Minneapolis Tribune, August 26, 1874.
White, Bruce and John Wickre. "Before Statehood: Transforming Land and Cultures." Roots 20, no. 1 (Fall 1991).
Chronology
1847
1851
1852
May 5, 1854
December 5, 1854
January 23, 1855
March 25, 1855
July 4, 1855
1869
1872
1872
1877
Bibliography
"Celebration at the Opening of the Mississippi Wire Suspension Bridge." St. Anthony Falls Minnesota Republican, January 25, 1855.
Chase, Olivia Carpenter. "The First Suspension Bridge." Hennepin County History 12, no. 47 (July 1952): 2–3.
Costello, Mary Charlotte Aubry. Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge: Volume Two, Minnesota. Davenport, IA: M.C. Costello, 2002.
"The Council: The New Suspension Bridge Ordered Open at One O'clock To–day—Market Ground." Minneapolis Tribune, February 22, 1877.
Gardner, Denis P. Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota's Historic Bridges. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
"Grand Celebration of the Opening of the First Bridge that Spans the Waters of the Mississippi." St. Paul Daily Minnesotian, January 24, 1855.
Holcombe, R. I. and William H. Bingham eds. Compendium of History and Biography of Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minnesota. Chicago: H. Taylor, 1914.
https://archive.org/details/compendiumofhist01holc
Cappelen, F.W. "The Late Suspension Bridge of Minneapolis." Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies 10 (January 1891–December 1891): 400–426.
http://books.google.com/books?id=2AXOAAAAMAAJ&pg
Kane, Lucile M. The Falls of St. Anthony: The Waterfall That Built Minneapolis. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987.
Millett, Larry. Lost Twin Cities. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1992.
Pennefeather, Shannon M. Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill District. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2003.
"Suspension Bridge: A Glance at its History From the Time it Was Built." Minneapolis Tribune, August 26, 1874.
White, Bruce and John Wickre. "Before Statehood: Transforming Land and Cultures." Roots 20, no. 1 (Fall 1991).