Ralph Plumb details the history of the Plumb family and the Plumb & Nelson Co. Opened in 1873 as a retail business, the company diverted to wholesaling in 1893. Mr. Plumb includes an interesting description of the first library above the post office on the corner of 8th Street and Maritime Drive and the $25,000 Carnegie Library building at the corner of Chicago and North 8th Streets.|00:00:00-Part 1 Introduction00:00:36-Part 2 Educational history of Mr. Plumb; graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 190100:03:25-Part 3 Plumb family history and of how they ended up in Manitowoc00:06:31-Part 4 Plumb and Nelson Business, duties in father’s food business00:08:22-Part 5 Father’s role in helping to build the Carnegie Library00:12:02-Part 6 North Side High School used the Opera House for big events and South Side High School used Turner Hall for big events.00:13:41-Part 7 Important buildings and businesses in Manitowoc00:17:02-Part 8 Describes his marriage and children00:18:09-Part 9 Significance of the building that burned on 6th St; public meetings were held there and drills were done in the winter at the time of the Civil War.