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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28R3_quarry-layers_Pipestone-MN.html
This former quarry reveals the area's basic geologic layers. Beneath a cover of soil, the thick, pink-tinted layer of Sioux quartzite covers the tin, red-colored lower layer of pipestone - the prized stone of many tribal groups. As the slant of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QV_old-city-hall-bell_Canby-MN.html
The old City Hall was built in 1892. The City Hall bid was let for $5,324 to J.D. Carroll of Mankato, Minnesota. He ran short of materials and for a time there was a threat of court action but the matter was settled and in December the City Counc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28H1_in-memory-of-the-first-swedish-settlers-in-minnesota_Marine-on-Saint-Croix-MN.html
[west face] 1850 1900 In memory of the First Swedish Settlers in Minnesota [south face] 1850 - 1900 Oscar Roos, Carl Fernstrom och August Sansahl från Vestergötland, Sverige, bosatte sig å detta hemman omkring den 18 de Oktober 1850 och…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28FM_swedes-in-minnesota_Scandia-MN.html
The first Swedes arrived in the territory of Minnesota in 1850, settling in Scandia. By 1920 nearly a quarter of Minnesota's foreign-born residents were from Sweden, making it the home of more Swedes than any other state. About half lived in Minne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2818_in-1939-this-was-more-than-just-a-park_Saint-Louis-Park-MN.html
Highway 100 was a SLEEK NEW ROAD KNOWN AS 'LILAC WAY.' On sunny spring afternoons, families from Minneapolis piled into their Ford with a picnic lunch. The kids chattered excitedly as the car passed RURAL AREAS WITH OPEN LAND AND BLUE SKY. Pas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27V8_the-village-of-arcola_Stillwater-MN.html
In the 1850s and 1860s, your view from here would have been of a small but busy village. Sawmill operations began at Arcola in 1847, signaling not only the start of a prosperous business but also the growth of a community. Beyond the Mower Mans…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27V7_river-of-pine_Stillwater-MN.html
How do you move millions of logs harvested from the forests of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin? Rely on a river. From 1839 to 1914, the St. Croix was a crucial link between logging areas and markets. Arcola witnessed this great movement of tim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27V6_phipps-grill-families_Eden-Prairie-MN.html
Edwin and Harriet Phipps owned the farm from 1906 to 1934. Their son-in-law and daughter Martin and Mildred Grill owned it from 1934 until 1976. The Phipps raised grain, vegetables, and flowers, but were especially known for asparagus. Edwin ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27UF_missionaries-to-the-dakota_Minneapolis-MN.html
Listed below are some of the most prominent missionaries to the Dakota Indians. These missionaries were sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, a joint venture of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches of Americ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27UB_pond-family-heritage-timeline_Minneapolis-MN.html
Samuel Pond (1808-1891) and Gideon Pond (1810-1878) were born into a mostly rural United States comprised of 17 states with a population of slightly over 7 million. These brothers from Connecticut were two of the most influential persons interacti…
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