you can see the show in syndication Monday - Friday from 9 am to 11 am on TBS
page is under construction more is added each day so keep checking 1-23-2001
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In 1974, a television series based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder was launched, entitled "Little House on the Prairie". The premiere movie took viewers through the events of Laura's book Little House on the Prairie and then the television series began with the
Ingalls' move to Walnut Grove, Minnesota
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The series, written and directed by Michael Landon, although based on the books, added many characters and events that never happened in Laura's real life. Characters such as Albert
Ingalls, James and Cassandra Cooper, Dr. Baker, the Garvey family, Adam Kendall, Percival Dalton, the family of Mr. Edwards, and many others never existed in real life. Other characters, such as the
Olesons, Reverend Alden, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hanson, and Miss Beadle, did really exist, but you can learn what these characters were really like in Laura's
books.
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Walnut Grove was founded in 1840 by Lars Hanson. It was going to be called
Hansonville, but he changed his mind because it was made by the whole town, not one person. Lars Hanson, Lem
McCary, Jess Moffet, George Madox, Les Sutherland and his wife Maddy, all built the town. The town was named by Jess Moffet after the group of walnut trees on the hill. The name
was briefly changed to Olesonville. The population of Walnut Grove is 127 people. It is nearby to Mankato, Sleepy Eye, Springfield, and Rochester.
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What did they have in a town of 127 people ?
| Restaurants | Nellie's Restaurant, Mrs. Sullivan's Kitchen, Oleson's Restaurant, Caroline's Restaurant |
| Inns | Mae Flannery, Wilder Boarding House, Nellie's Inn |
| Shops | The Oleson's Mercantile, Wilder Feed Store |
| Legal Services | Adam Kendall is Walnut Grove's lawyer. If you commit a crime you will be held in the icehouse |
| Schools | Walnut Grove's one-room school house & School for the blind |
| Teachers | Mrs. Eva Simms, Mrs. Caroline Ingalls, Mrs. Harriet Oleson, Mr. Hannibal Applewood, Mrs. Alice Garvey, Mrs. Laura Wilder, Miss Eliza Jane Wilder, Miss Elliot, Miss Etta Plum |
| Newspapers | The Pen and Plow run by Harriet Oleson's uncle & Walnut Grove Gazette run by Sarah Carter |
| Postal Service | Run by Mrs. Melinda Foster, Mrs. Whipple. Mrs. Kezia Horn, Mrs. Grace Snider Edwards, & Mrs. Alice Garvey |
| Doctors | Dr. Hiram Baker, and two new doctors ( who seem to be lost) Dr. LeDoux & Dr. Logan |
| Communications | Telegraph system & Telephone system ( which is not private as you may think) |
| Religious Services | Revered Robert Alden in the school on Main Street |
| Banking | Walnut Grove's Bank run by Ebenezer Sprague & Bill Anderson |
| Other Businesses | Livery stable, Mrs. Whipple Seamstress, Garvey Ingalls & Wilder Shipping Services, Isaac Singerman Carpentry, Baker Makay Brick Work, Blacksmiths Hans Dorfler or John Carter |
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