Place
United States · Goodhue County / Minnesota Territory
Red Wing
A Mississippi River landing that in the early 1850s sat at the edge of prairie and timber where Swedish immigrants walked inland to stake farm claims near what became Vasa.
Illustrative — prairie grass (Pexels). Used to identify Red Wing claim country, not a subject’s 1853 tent site. · Credit: Pexels · Source: Pexels
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Claim & WinterStories
Three Men, a Tent, and Claims West of Red Wing
In the autumn of 1853, Hans Mattson and two companions bought a tent and cook stove at Red Wing, walked a Minnesota wilderness on Indian trails, burned their haystack by mistake, and wintered into claim-making west of town.