"Dowling’s frostbite was so severe that a doctor had to amputate both legs below the knees. He also lost one hand and part of another, according to Prichard, who lived in Puposky, Minn., and died January 2025.
"Yellow Medicine County offered to pay a farmer to care for Dowling, but he asked commissioners instead to pay for him to attend Carleton College. Dowling went on to become a teacher, state legislator and more, including the founder of what is now Dowling Elementary School in Minneapolis."
The Yellowstone Trail was one of the first transcontinental auto routes. For a time, its headquarters were in Minneapolis.
By Erica Pearson
The Minnesota Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/back-when-25mph-was-top-speed-drivers-took-this-route-through-minnesota/601563240?utm_source=gift
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