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LE SUEUR COUNTY history
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The same year Le Sueur County was established -- 1853 -- the county's first grand jury convened in Peck and Bean's Boarding House in the village of Le Sueur.
Patten and family came in 1854 and eventually built the town's first general store, creamery, elevator and warehouse.
The first three: Le Sueur, Ottawa, and Kasota, along the river, but also Cleveland, a few miles inland, Waterville and Elysian, were established in 1857.
In the late fall of 1867, just two years after the close of the Civil War, the first railroad entered Le Sueur County from the north in the Minnesota Valley and arrived in Le Sueur.
During this time, the boarding house burned and court convened above Myrick's Store and then on the second floor of the Smith Building, which was built in 1868 on the northwest corner of Ferry and Main.
Sessions of court were also held in Cleveland until citizens compromised and made the new settlement of Le Center the county seat in 1875.
The county offices were moved to the new location in 1876 and the county seat has remained there ever since.
A few years later, in 1876, the Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad was built from north to south through the eastern portion of the county passing through New Prague, Montgomery, Kilkenny, and Waterville.
In 1888, Patten built the first Le Sueur Electric Light plant to supply his own need for electric lights.
At a special election in October, 1895, the voters authorized a $20,000 bond issue as a fund for water and light development.
And, after some initial difficulties, a 100 horse-power steam engine was installed in the 38- by 60-feet light plant and finally began furnishing electricity in 1896.
The current courthouse, pictured above, was built on the site in 1896 and the old building, furniture, and fixtures were auctioned off to help pay for building expenses.
In 1903, the Milwaukee Railroad Company built a branch line, which passed through Le Sueur Center.
The tower was originally one story taller but was damaged by lightning and rebuilt in 1920.
The name Le Center was changed from Le Sueur Center to Le Center in 1930.
By the mid-1960's, power demand again began to outpace local production capacity.
So, in 1964, the City, with regional power supplier NSP, installed the first set of transmission lines to enable the City to purchase power from outside our local generation station.
The Le Sueur County Courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
And, in 1986, the City built a second set of line to act as backup and to prepare for eventual phasing out of the local generating engines.
In May of 1992, the City of Le Sueur and 7 other Municipals formed MMPA (MN Municipal Power Agency). MMPA is responsible for all our wholesale power supply for it's members.
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LE SUEUR COUNTY competitors
| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office | - | $19.0M | 350 | - |
| City of Grosse Pointe Park | - | $900,000 | 33 | - |
| Des Peres, Missouri | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mid Florida Community Services | 1968 | $50.0M | 50 | 18 |
| City of Louiseville | - | $14.0M | 249 | - |
| Port Jefferson, NY | - | $460,000 | 7 | 5 |
| Benton Franklin Fair | 1948 | $284.9K | 5 | - |
| North Augusta | 1906 | $3.3M | 125 | - |
| Neighborhood Services Inc. | - | $499,999 | 7 | - |
| Rochester Hills | 1984 | $1.3M | 125 | - |
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