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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11IK_minnehaha-grange-hall_Edina-MN.html
[west side]Minnehaha Grange No. 398 was organized on December 12, 1873. Its members came from Edina Mills, Richfield Mills, St. Louis Park and the surrounding area. At first, the Grange met in the homes of its members. Then in the summer of 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGK_the-church-of-our-lady-of-lourdes_Minneapolis-MN.html
Near this spot in 1630 Father Louis Hennepin first sighted and named the Falls of Saint Anthony. This is the oldest standing church in the city of Minneapolis. The front rectangular nave, built of native limestone, was opened by the First Unive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYBV_the-lock-and-dam-no-1-story_Minneapolis-MN.html
Navigation on this stretch of the river in its natural state upstream from St. Paul to Minneapolis was hazardous. During high flows, the current was swift, and during low flows, huge boulders made navigation almost impossible. It wasn't until afte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYAD_wokiksuye-k-a-woyuonihan_Pikeville-MN.html
This memorial honors the sixteen hundred Dakota people, many of them women and children, who were imprisoned here at Fort Snelling in the aftermath of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota Conflict. Frightened, uprooted, and uncertain of the fate of their missing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXWO_bridging-the-stream_Minneapolis-MN.html
People have long crossed the river at about this point. This was a natural fording place, used by Native Americans and also by soldiers from Fort Snelling. The first documented ferry service was provided by a Dakota Indian woman with her canoe in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXW9_symbols-on-the-skyline_Minneapolis-MN.html
Several structures have dominated the crest of the hill above this spot. The first was a luxury hotel named the Winslow House, built in 1857 by James M. Winslow while St. Anthony was still a favorite resort and health spa. Its style of architectur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXU1_wing-dams_Minneapolis-MN.html
Those piles of stone and brush in the river, known as wing dams, are both cursed and praised by many a recreation boater. Lurking beneath the water near propeller depth, thousands of these jetties are located along the mainstem of the river. They …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT3_big-water-stairway-of-water_Minneapolis-MN.html
Big WaterThe Mississippi River, paramount among North American rivers, along with its tributaries, forms the world's fifth largest drainage system in area - 1,244,000 square miles. The Indians called this river "Father of Waters", literally Misi '…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXST_christ-church-lutheran_Minneapolis-MN.html
Christ Church Lutheran was founded on 1911. This building, designed by world famous Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen, was completed in 1949. Immediately the building received international acclaim as one of the earliest examples of modernist desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTWO_the-barrel-makers-co-ops_Minneapolis-MN.html
The red brick building at the corner of Third Avenue and First Street was one of many factories that supplied the barrels used for flour. Called coopers, the skilled workers who made barrels pioneered a new role for labor in Minneapolis. When thei…
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