Template:Did you know nominations/Socrates Nelson

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:21, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Socrates Nelson

  • ... that Socrates Nelson gave a block of land to the city of Stillwater, Minnesota in 1867 for $5 with no strings attached for the site of a new county courthouse?[1]
    • ALT1: ... that Socrates Nelson sold a block of land to the city of Stillwater, Minnesota in 1867 for $5 for the building of a new county courthouse?[1]
    • ALT2: ... that in 1867, Socrates Nelson sold a block of land to the city of Stillwater, Minnesota for $5 for the building of a new county courthouse?[1]

5x expanded by TheTechnician27 (talk) and created by RFD (talk). Nominated by TheTechnician27 (talk) at 15:59, 21 December 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Everything looks cool here. Nice to learn about! I call this article a "good post". jp×g 11:47, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ a b c Dunn, James Taylor (Winter 1962). "Minnesota's Oldest Courthouse" (PDF). Minnesota History. Vol. 38, no. 4. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 186–189. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.