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Northlandia: The man who tried to single-handedly build a Duluth-Fargo highway

As a state legislator, Gordon Bushnell couldn't pass a bill to construct the 200-mile road. So he grabbed a shovel and wheelbarrow, completing about 12 miles by the time he died at age 81 in 1982. ....

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The man who tried to single-handedly build a Duluth-Fargo highway

As a state legislator, Gordon Bushnell couldn't pass a bill to construct the 200-mile road. So he grabbed a shovel and wheelbarrow, completing about 12 miles by the time he died at age 81 in 1982. ....

Minnesota , United-states , Carlton , Chicago , Illinois , Gordon-bushnell , Charles-kuralt , Douglas-carlson , Minnesota-legislative-reference-library , Chicago-tribune , Google-maps , Minnesota-legislative-reference

The man who tried to single-handedly build a Duluth-Fargo highway

As a state legislator, Gordon Bushnell couldn't pass a bill to construct the 200-mile road. So he grabbed a shovel and wheelbarrow, completing about 12 miles by the time he died at age 81 in 1982. ....

Minnesota , United-states , Chicago , Illinois , Carlton , Douglas-carlson , Gordon-bushnell , Charles-kuralt , Chicago-tribune , Minnesota-legislative-reference-library , Google-maps , Minnesota-legislative-reference

The man who tried to single-handedly build a Duluth-Fargo highway

As a state legislator, Gordon Bushnell couldn't pass a bill to construct the 200-mile road. So he grabbed a shovel and wheelbarrow, completing about 12 miles by the time he died at age 81 in 1982. ....

Minnesota , United-states , Chicago , Illinois , Carlton , Charles-kuralt , Douglas-carlson , Gordon-bushnell , Minnesota-legislative-reference-library , Chicago-tribune , Google-maps , Minnesota-legislative-reference

The man who tried to single-handedly build a Duluth-Fargo highway

As a state legislator, Gordon Bushnell couldn't pass a bill to construct the 200-mile road. So he grabbed a shovel and wheelbarrow, completing about 12 miles by the time he died at age 81 in 1982. ....

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