Caddwallader C. Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine. A pioneer in the state’s flour-milling industry, Washburn would build his first his first mill at St. Anthony Falls in 1866 and his Washburn-Crosby Company would market Gold Metal flour.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.
Minnesota Sesquicentennial 