Bio of Graham, Duncan Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Graham, Duncan, was one of the pioneers of the northwest, who was born in
Scotland. He came to this country in the early part of the century, and to
Wabasha about 1834. He was engaged for a number of years in carrying the
mails between Prairie du Chien and the Red River of the North. His travels
extended throughout most of the northwestern states, and one of the island
in Devil's Lake bears his name. The occasion of his final location at
Wabasha was the residence of a daughter at that place, who had married
Joseph Buisson, and Indian trader and voyager, who had established a
trading post at the place as early as 1832. An interesting item in the
history of Wabasha is the naming of the town by Mr. Graham, who wrote the
name of the future city and an account of some of the transactions that
had taken place here, sealed them up in a glass bottle and buried the same
in the ground near the bank of the river. Over the spot he planted a post,
which has been seen by some of the early settlers now living, but it is
now gone and the exact location is not known. It is supposed, however, to
be near the river bank and just back of the First National Bank building.
Mr. Graham was an educated gentleman and kept detailed diaries, in one of
which he describes the occasion of the burying of the record, as above
stated. He resided here until about 1847, when he removed to Mendota,
where he died December 5, of above date, at the age of seventy-five years.