This day in history: April 21
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Date(s) - 21/04/2025
12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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1831
Several new streets are to be opened and a number of new buildings are to be erected including two houses of public worship – Baptist and Presbyterian – and a third, the Episcopal, is in contemplation. The chant is “Let the people with money come on to Little Falls and use the water front.”
1908
Miss Annie S. Wall, deputy state factory inspector, was brought to the city by the mill owners to get an official interpretation of the newly amended state factory law. She indicated they were conforming with the law, but were not fully aware of its provisions. Further, she said “ …. and the mill owners of this city now gives as little trouble as any in the state.”
1919
Corporal John B. Reardon enjoys the distinction of being the only man from Little Falls cited for bravery during World War I. A member of the 77th division, his citation was for bringing food and ammunition to his comrades in the “lost battalion” in the Argonne sector. His Captain said “He would carry rations to hell if men needed them there.”