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Franklin Steele (c. 1813 – September 10, 1880) was an early settler of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, of Scottish descent, Steele worked in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, post office as a young man, where he once met President James Buchanan.
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- September 10, 1880 (aged 67), Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- 1813, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nov 11, 2020 · Franklin Steele was a shop keeper at Fort Snelling who got wind of the commander’s plan to grab the land. Before anyone knew what happened, Steele rushed to the vacant land, allegedly building a cabin via moonlight , and officially claimed the land as his own.
Jun 1, 2021 · Franklin Steele came to the Minnesota territory in the 1830s and was soon nicknamed “the Father of Minneapolis”, but have you heard of him? Pull up a chair and let me tell you why not. In 1834, Steele arrived in St. Croix in search of lumber.
Aug 22, 2014 · A young Pennsylvanian won the race to grab land at the Falls of St. Anthony after the area was opened to settlement in 1838. Franklin Steele, the sutler (civilian storekeeper) at Fort Snelling, staked his claim in a moonlight caper that beat out the fort's commander.
frontier Minnesota was Franklin Steele, the entrepreneur who founded Minneapolis and, in the period from 1837 to i860, helped to open the Northwest to settlement.
Franklin Steele was Fort Snelling's sutler, and made a fortune by staking claim to the eastern side of St. Anthony's Falls and building sawmills and a toll-bridge on the site of what would soon be Minneapolis.
frontier Minnesota was Franklin Steele, the entrepreneur who founded MinneapoUs and, in the period from 1837 to i860, helped to open the Northwest to settlement.
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