Caleb Dorr Circle (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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Caleb Dorr was a prominent pioneer lumberman.

The circle features a now towering Norway maple planted by Caleb Dorr when he was 92 years old in 1916. He was an early lumber pioneer. It was surrounded by mugo pines in the 1970s.

Source: Minnesota geographic names: their origin and historic significance, By Warren Upham

"Piers were built that winter for booming the logs, but no logs were received until Sept. 1, 1848, when Caleb Dorr, with a crew of log drivers, brought in the first lot of logs ever driven to the falls. The mill started up soon after, and that fall three frame houses were built, one for R. P. Russell, agent for Mr. Steele, one for Mr. Godfrey and one for Mr. Huse, and others quickly followed. In the winter Mr. Godfrey went cast for his family, who arrived at St. Anthony April 12, 1849." www.pressenter.com/~gregboe/minnesota_territorial_pione...
Minnesota Territorial Pioneers