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201Minnesota (Crow Wing County), Brainerd — First N. P. Depot1871 Historic Site 1971
On 6th Street (State Highway 371) at Washington Street (State Highway 210/371), on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.
[Title is text] — Map (db m78409) HM
202Minnesota (Crow Wing County), Brainerd — Former Northern Pacific Railway Water Tower
On 6th Street (State Highway 371) at Washington Street (State Highway 210/371), on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.
Official Minnesota Historic Site Built 1919-1922 Renovated 1974 Dedication July 4, 1974 — Map (db m78410) HM
203Minnesota (Crow Wing County), Garrison — Lake Mille Lacs Walleye
On U.S. 169 near Central Street, on the left when traveling south.
Legend has it this walleye was caught by Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox after a three day struggle. Paul finally wrapped his line around Babe's horns and Babe pulled the fish out of Lake Mille Lacs and up onto Garrison Beach. — Map (db m78403) HM
204Minnesota (Crow Wing County), Garrison — Mille Lacs Lake
On U.S. 169 at Central Street, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 169.
Names from the fur traders' phrase "The Thousand Lakes Region." This lake is 1250 feet above sea level and covers about 200 square miles. It formerly included much low ground and several adjacent lakes. When visited by Du Luth in 1679, Sioux . . . — Map (db m78405) HM
205Minnesota (Dakota County), Hastings — Going with the Flow
Near Lock and Dam Road 0.3 miles north of 2nd Street West, on the right when traveling north.
A dynamic force, the Mississippi River changes constantly. Humans have also changed the river, dramatically altering its flow and levels — sometimes with unintended results. In its natural state, the river once flowed freely across a . . . — Map (db m48570) HM
206Minnesota (Dakota County), Hastings — Nininger Historic Site
On 124th Street East at Historic Donnelly Avenue / Ivanhoe Way, on the right when traveling west on 124th Street East.
On this historic site, the SW corner of Block 67 of the Nininger City plat, was located a building that served the citizens for a century and a half. Construction began in March, 1858, when the Nininger Chapter of the Independent Order of Good . . . — Map (db m65618) HM
207Minnesota (Dakota County), Hastings — Shaping the River
On Lock and Dam Road 1.2 miles north of 2nd Street West, on the left when traveling north.
The natural river above Hastings was treacherous for steamboats, with a depth that reached only three and one-half feet in some places. The first efforts of the federal government to improve navigation of the river were wing dams (piles of . . . — Map (db m48475) HM
208Minnesota (Goodhue County), Cannon Falls — "We Must Have a Gun"
Near East State Street (State Highway 19 at milepost 192), 0.1 miles east of North Almond Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Grand Army of the Republic (the GAR) was organized by Civil War veterans. The Cannon Falls George McKinley GAR Post #92 closed its minutes on February 1, 1897, with this note: "We Must Have a Gun." Its members were . . . — Map (db m46821) HM
209Minnesota (Goodhue County), Red Wing — Kiwanis Stairway
Near East 5th Street 0.5 miles east of Bluff Street, on the left when traveling east.
Citizens of Red Wing have long sought convenient access to the summit of Mt. La Grange (Barn Bluff) to enjoy the impressive view of the Mississippi valley. In 1889 local civic leader C.C. Webster promoted the construction of a path up the west . . . — Map (db m24890) HM
210Minnesota (Hennepin County), Brooklyn Park — How the Dam Works
Near Russell Avenue North / West River Road 0.7 miles north of 97th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
The original dam was built in 1913 and had 28 steel gates. The gates moved up and down to allow different amounts of water to flow under them. The current dam was completed in 1997 and is fitted with five crest gates. These gates maintain . . . — Map (db m74833) HM
211Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Beneath the Surface — Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
This 1893 map shows the system of tunnels that ran under the West Side Milling District–part of the complex waterworks that brought energy from the 50-foot drop of the falls into the mills. Water from the river above the falls flowed through . . . — Map (db m28081) HM
212Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Big Water / Stairway of Water
Near Godfrey Road 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
Big Water The 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", . . . — Map (db m106852) HM
213Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Changing the Shape of the Falls — Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
When Europeans first saw the falls, the crest was well below Hennepin Island. Natural erosion caused the line of the falls to move steadily upriver at about four feet a year. By the 1850s, the cataract was approaching the upper limit of the . . . — Map (db m28025) HM
214Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Eagles
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Eagles installed on the Convention Center Plaza are artifacts removed from the 1927 era Auditorium which was located on the nearby site now occupied by the new Minneapolis Convention Center. The old Auditorium was bounded by Grant Street on . . . — Map (db m91399) HM
215Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Founders of Central Lutheran Church
On 12th Street / 4th Avenue at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street / 4th Avenue.
John H. Field · O.L. Loberg · Dr. F. Moody S.A. Nelson · Oliver Prestholdt Dr. Ivar Sivertsen · Dr. C.O. Solberg J.S. Strate · E. H. Sund · Dr. A.C. Tingdale R. T. Tingdale · Christian Wangaard Founders . . . — Map (db m91375) HM
216Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Loring Park: Basilica and Churches
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Construction on the Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 North 17th Avenue, began in 1907. It is the country's first Basilica and acts as an anchoring landmark on the north side of Loring Park. The church was planned by French architect Emmanuel . . . — Map (db m91409) HM
217Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Peavey Fountain
On Kenwood Parkway at West Lake of the Isles Parkway, in the median on Kenwood Parkway.
Given to the people of Minneapolis in 1891 by F.H. Peavey as a drinking fountain for horses. This monument was rededicated as a memorial to the horses of the 151st Field Artillery Minnesota National Guard killed in action in the First World War. — Map (db m76192) HM WM
218Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — State TheatreBuilt 1921 • Restored 1991
On Hennepin Avenue north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
A project for the City and the People of Minneapolis by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency [City Officials listed] "Dedicated to the People of Minneapolis and their children and their children's children, that through the years . . . — Map (db m71879) HM
219Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Symbols on the Skyline — Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —
Near Southeast Main Street south of Merriam Street.
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 architecture . . . — Map (db m50208) HM
220Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — The Lock and Dam No. 1 Story
Near Godfrey Road 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
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 after . . . — Map (db m131135) HM
221Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — USS Minneapolis (CA36)
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue east of Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The heavy cruiser USS MINNEAPOLIS was the second US Navy ship to bear the name. She was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and commissioned 19 May 1934. MINNEAPOLIS was at sea off Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked on 7 December 1941. From . . . — Map (db m91372) HM
222Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — USS Minnesota (BB22)
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue east of Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The battleship USS MINNESOTA was the second US Navy to bear the name. She was built at Newport News, VA, and commissioned 9 March 1907. MINNESOTA sailed in late 1907 as a member of the 16 ship "Great White Fleet" on a round-the-world . . . — Map (db m91371) HM
223Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — 501 — Wesley United Methodist ChurchEstablished in 1852 — United Methodist Historic Site —
On Grant Street at Marquette Avenue / 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Grant Street.
This church stands as the first Minneapolis Methodist Church founded west of the Mississippi River. It has been the site of several Annual Conference sessions and twice Methodist bishops have been consecrated at its altar. Having brought scores of . . . — Map (db m122510) HM
224Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — William de la Barre — Saint Anthony Falls Heritage Trail —
On West River Parkway 0.2 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
After the Washburn A Mill explosion in 1878, a young Vienna-born engineer called on owner Cadwallader C. Washburn with a dust-collecting device that he said would prevent such accidents. Washburn hired him to oversee rebuilding the A Mill. William . . . — Map (db m43664) HM
225Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — Wing Dams
Near Godfrey Road 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
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 . . . — Map (db m131136) HM
226Minnesota (Hennepin County), Richfield — U.S. Army, Buildings 17 and 18
Near Tower Avenue 0.3 miles east of Bloomington Road.
Built in 1904-05 by the U.S. Army, Buildings 17 and 18 were constructed as double barracks to house cavalry troops. By 1911 the cavalry had left Fort Snelling, but the buildings continued to house troops through the early 1940s as the post grew in . . . — Map (db m74889) HM
227Minnesota (Kanabec County), Mora — Dala Horse
Near South Union Street at Ford Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This is a replica of the Dalecarlian Horse, hand carved in Mora, Sweden since the 1840’s. It was built by the Mora Jaycees in 1971 and presented to this community as a reminder of their cultural heritage and as a tourist attraction. It weighs . . . — Map (db m158912) HM
228Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), Atwater — Diamond Lake Community Park
On County Highway 4 0.4 miles north of 60th Avenue Northeast (County Highway 26), on the left when traveling north.
   When Daniel Delaney and a man named McLeod camped on the shores of the lake in 1855, they became the first white men of record to visit the area. John Masters, a land developer who came in 1856, gave the body of water its name.    Diamond . . . — Map (db m76925) HM
229Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), New London — Federal Fish Hatchery
On Main Street South (State Highway 9) at 1st Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Main Street South.
1938    A thorough study of a hundred acre location was carried out by the U.S. Commission of Surveys. Dam and mill site were purchased for $14,000. Land for fish ponds extended a mile downstream. Citizens contributed $1,300, and some easements . . . — Map (db m79642) HM
230Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), New London — Origin Of Crow River Dam and Mills
On Main Street South (State Highway 9) at 1st Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Main Street South.
1858    A natural waterfall was discovered by pioneer Larson while on a hunting and trapping expedition three miles upriver from Nest Lake. 1859    Larson established a camp near the falls but had to abandon it when his tent and most of his . . . — Map (db m79590) HM
231Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), Sunburg — Old Log Church
On 99th Street Northwest at 195th Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 99th Street Northwest.
Following the Civil War, immigrants flowed into the Norway Lake area with the majority from Norway and Sweden. On October 10, 1868, Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway Lake incorporated and built a log cabin worship facility at this . . . — Map (db m76700) HM
232Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), Willmar — "Kandiyohi"An Idealized Statue Typifying the Meaning of the Word
On Becker Avenue Southwest at 5th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Becker Avenue Southwest.
   This Indian image first became part of Willmar in 1915, when it appeared as the Kandiyohi County Bank symbol. That same year, artist Eben E. Lawson, commissioned by the bank, created "Kandiyohi," a smaller sculpture which was the basis for . . . — Map (db m76191) HM
233Minnesota (Kandiyohi County), Willmar — Turning Back Time
On 30th Street Northwest (County Highway 5) 0.1 miles south of 60th Avenue Northwest (County Highway 25), on the left when traveling south.
Turning Back Time The wetland before you is only a small part of the Weber Waterfowl Production Area; this original 80 acre site was bought from Regina and Anthony Weber in 1965. Additional land was purchased between 1970-74. This 421 acre . . . — Map (db m77714) HM
234Minnesota (Lake County), Split Rock Lighthouse State Park — Anchor of the Madeira
This anchor was salvaged from the shipwreck of the 5000-ton steel barge, Madeira, which was tossed up against Gold Rock Point, about a quarter mile northeast of here, during the fierce storm of November 27-28, 1905. As the ship broke . . . — Map (db m78751) HM
235Minnesota (Lake County), Split Rock Lighthouse State Park — Steam Hoist Engine
This concrete platform is all that remains of the building that housed the steam hoist engine that was used in constructing Split Rock Lighthouse. Everything needed for building the light station in 1909-10 came by boat. The hoist engine . . . — Map (db m78717) HM
236Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Agate Bay Commercial Fishing VillageGreetings from Two Harbors, Minnesota
The "railroad tracks" on the shore before you are the last vestiges of a once vibrant commercial fishing village in Agate Bay. It was an easy transition for Scandinavian immigrants to begin fishing almost immediately upon arrival in America. The . . . — Map (db m78851) HM
237Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Crusader IILake Superior Fishing Boat
This boat the Crusader II was built in 1939 by Ruben and Charles Hill of Larsmont Minnesota. It was christened by Crown Prince Olav of Norway during a visit to Knife River. The Hill family built over 200 boats used mostly by the commercial . . . — Map (db m78820) HM
238Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — D&IR Railroad Company Sleigh
This sleigh was used by the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company to transport officials and employees between Duluth and Two Harbors, from 1882 to 1886, which period of time covered the construction of the road between Two Harbors and the . . . — Map (db m78786) HM
239Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Duluth and Iron Range Depot
On South Avenue at 6th Street (County Route 20), on the right when traveling east on South Avenue.
Two Harbors owes its very existence to the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad (D&IR), established in 1883 to transport iron ore from the Vermilion Range for shipping to steel mills via the the [sic] Great Lakes. The railroad chose Agate Bay, renamed . . . — Map (db m78778) HM
240Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Locomotive #3"The 3 Spot" — 1883 —
On South Avenue at 6th Street (County Route 20), on the right when traveling east on South Avenue.
Central American Connection The 3 Spot was built in 1883, by Philadelphia-based Baldwin Locomotive Works. The 3 Spot was originally built for the Tehuantepec Interoceanic Railway in Mexico. The Tehuantepec Interoceanic never took delivery, . . . — Map (db m78787) HM
241Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Yellowstone Mallet #229
On 6th Street (County Route 20) at South Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street.
[Marker 1] This locomotive is dedicated to the men, women, and families of the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railroad [Marker 2] DM&IR Yellowstone Mallet #229, which is displayed opposite the venerable Duluth & Iron Range Railroad 3 . . . — Map (db m78785) HM
242Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Hand Car, Velocipede, Sleigh, Station Wagon
Hand Car Hand and Push Cars were primarily used by section crews to move men and equipment to local work sites. Hand cars did not have a reverse gear and had to be picked up by four men and turned to face the opposite direction. [Photo . . . — Map (db m78806) HM
243Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Ore Car #251, 1884 & Bobber Caboose #22 (#52), 1893
The first D&IR wooden ore cars were purchased from the Northwestern Manufacturing Co. in 1884. The first order was for 300 cars at a cost of $615 each. The cars had a capacity of 20 tons but were often overloaded. The lifespan of this equipment . . . — Map (db m78797) HM
244Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Thomas Owens Memorial Park
On 6th Street (County Route 20) at 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.
[Text interspersed with photos] Thomas Owens was affectionately known at "T.O.". The White Houses located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on Poplar Street were once owned by Railroad Superintendent George White. After his passing and by the . . . — Map (db m78857) HM
245Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Two Harbors Breakwater
Constructed 1947 - 1951 under supervision of Duluth District Corps of Engineers Department of U.S. Army Zenith Dredge Company Duluth, Minnesota Contractor — Map (db m78821) HM
246Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Two Harbors Light Station
After the Minnesota Iron Company began shipping iron ore from the Vermilion Range through the Two Harbors ore docks in 1884, this port far surpassed Duluth in importance. The increased traffic of ore boats, combined with commercial fishing, made . . . — Map (db m78812) HM
247Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — Two Harbors Light Station - Agate Bay
You Are Here - The one acre site was purchased by the U.S. Government with construction of the lighthouse beginning in 1891. The Two Harbors Lighthouse Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally, a . . . — Map (db m78817) HM
248Minnesota (Lake County), Two Harbors — World War I German Cannon(250 mm German Minenwerfer Howitzer)
On 6th Street (County Route 20) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on 6th Street.
Presented to the City of Two Harbors by the Oscar Anderson Post No. 109, the American Legion, September 1929. This 250 m.m. German Minenwerfer howitzer was captured by the Americans in the World's War at St. Mihiel, France, September 16, . . . — Map (db m78853) HM WM
249Minnesota (Le Sueur County), Le Sueur — Dr. William W. Mayo House
On North Main Street (State Highway 112) south of Swan Street, on the right when traveling south.
The accomplishments of the Mayo family in the field of medicine have brought fame to both its members and to Minnesota, for it was Dr. William W. Mayo and his two sons, William J. and Charles H., who founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, . . . — Map (db m65417) HM
250Minnesota (McLeod County), Hutchinson — Cupola Restoration ProjectCity Hall — 1914-1994 —
Near Main Street North (State Highway 15) at Franklin Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Corner of Washington Avenue and Franklin Street The structure served as a multipurpose facility which housed the municipal offices, police and fire department, a courtroom, an auditorium complete with stage and the first elegant ladies . . . — Map (db m71787) HM
251Minnesota (Meeker County), Dassel — West End Elevator
On 4th Street at Atlantic Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street.
   Symbolic of agriculture, Dassel's lifeline, the West End Elevator is commonly known to its users as the Dassel Farmers' Elevator. Since its construction in 1885, the area's farmers have brought their corn, oats, wheat, beans, flax, rye, and . . . — Map (db m76500) HM
252Minnesota (Meeker County), Litchfield — G.A.R. Hall
On North Marshall Avenue north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
    The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization established in 1866 by Union veterans of the Civil War to preserve friendships, honor fallen comrades, and aid widows and the handicapped. It was wielded great political influence in the . . . — Map (db m70427) HM
253Minnesota (Meeker County), Litchfield — Grand Army of the Republic Hall / Litchfield's Historic Downtown
On East 3rd Street at North Sibley Avenue (U.S. 12) on East 3rd Street.
Grand Army of the Republic Hall This brick fortress style building across from Central Park was built in 1885 by Civil War Union soldiers to help promote veterans causes and to provide assistance to veterans and their families. The . . . — Map (db m70793) HM
254Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — 19 — Belle Prairie Church and Log CabinOriginal Historic Site
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling west.
Belle Prairie, meaning, "beautiful prairie," was named by French fur traders and voyageurs. It was organized as a township on March 25, 1859. Belle Prairie was the home of the first school in Morrison County started in 1849 by Frederick Ayer. . . . — Map (db m78448) HM
255Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Holy Family ParishLittle Falls Historic Landmark — Belle Prairie • Founded 1852 —
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the right when traveling south.
The First Parish In The Diocese Of St. Cloud Addition & Remodeling Dedication - June 2000 ———————— Built c.1877 This property recognized by Heritage Preservation Commission . . . — Map (db m78427) HM
256Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — James Green Park
This riverfront park is named after James Green, a Pennsylvanian, who, with his wife, Isabella, and three children, came here in 1848 from the Selkirk colonies (Winnipeg). Their arrival marked the beginning of permanent settlement at Little . . . — Map (db m78713) HM
257Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Lindbergh House
On Lindbergh Drive South at the entrance to Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, on the left when traveling south on Lindbergh Drive South.
"I never deserted the farm as the ultimate goal of my return - and there is my home when I am home, for the farm unquestionably is the best of all places to live, and it affords the most independence." Thus wrote Congressman Charles A. . . . — Map (db m78194) HM
258Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Lindbergh State Park
On Lindbergh Drive South, on the left when traveling south.
After Charles Lindbergh took off on his motorcycle in 1920, headed for the University of Wisconsin, he rarely came back to Little Falls. He made one visit by airplane in 1923, landing his "Jenny" - the first plane he owned - in a field near . . . — Map (db m78196) HM
259Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Little Falls Commercial Historic District
On 1st Street SE at Broadway (Minnesota Highway 27), on the right when traveling east on 1st Street SE.
The Little Falls Commercial Historic District is comprised of 32 contributing buildings that were constructed between 1887 and 1936, a time of tremendous growth for the city. The construction of the Little Falls dam in 1887-1888 spurred this . . . — Map (db m78725) HM
260Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Log Cabin
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling west.
This is a replica of the cabin, Mother Ignatius Hayes and her Sisters lived in, when they came to Belle Prairie in 1872. She purchased land from Daniel Mason in Belle Prairie on September 6, 1872 as a site for her convent. The Cabin was rebuilt . . . — Map (db m78435) HM
261Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Northern Pacific Railway Depot
On 1st Street NW at 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street NW.
Cass Gilbert Depot has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Built 1899 — Map (db m78231) HM
262Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Sacred Heart ChapelLittle Falls Historic Landmark
On 1st Street SE south of 8th Avenue SE, on the left when traveling south.
Built 1942 This property recognized by Heritage Preservation Commission — Map (db m78381) HM
263Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — Tenant Farmer HouseHome to Workers
On Lindbergh Drive South, on the right when traveling south.
This is the original Lindbergh Farm tenant farmer house, built about the same time as the Charles A. Lindbergh home, across the road to the east. Some of these farm workers brought playmates for young Charles. Somewhat isolated on the farm, . . . — Map (db m78193) HM
264Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — The Bell
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling south.
About the middle of January 1915, the convent bell was Blessed and placed in the Belfry of the Our Lady of the Angels Academy. Rev. Rather Barras preformed [sic] the ceremony. It was named, Michael, Ignatius, Francis, Anthony, Columba. — Map (db m78429) HM
265Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — The Burton/Rosenmeier HouseBuilt circa 1903
On 1st Street SE south of 5th Avenue SE, on the right when traveling south.
(Side A) The Burton/Rosenmeier House is significant architecturally as the outstanding example of the Classical Revival style in Little Falls and for its associations with its first two inhabitants: The Barney Burton family and later the . . . — Map (db m78472) HM
266Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — The Monument
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling south.
This monument which was built to memorialize the ground where the BODY OF CHRIST burnt, when the convent was destroyed by fire, on April 26, 1889. After the sale of the Academy building the Monument was moved from that location to the present . . . — Map (db m78434) HM
267Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — The Way of the Cross
On Riverwood Drive 0.1 miles west of Minnesota Highway 75, on the left when traveling south.
These Stations of the Cross were preserved from the chapel of Our Lady of the Angels which closed in 1969. The former Academy is now the River Pines Apartments Complex, located across the road. The original Chapel was blessed on December 7, . . . — Map (db m78433) HM
268Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — The WPA Builds a Park in the Rustic Style
Historic Treasures During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated federal programs aimed at putting people back to work. One of these programs was the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which focused on building . . . — Map (db m78379) HM
269Minnesota (Morrison County), Little Falls — WPA Water Tower & Shelter Building
Holding Up The H2O The water tower was completed in 1939 by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers. It stands three stories high. Water towers use gravity to create pressure that moves water through supply pipes. Each foot of . . . — Map (db m78380) HM
270Minnesota (Nicollet County), Fairfax — A New Deal for Fort Ridgely State ParkThe New Deal and Fort Ridgely State Park — United States Civilian Conservation Corps —
Near County Highway 30 0.7 miles west of State Highway 4, on the right when traveling west.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates the CCC During the early 1930s close to 40% of America's youth (16 to 24 years old) were unemployed and not in school. Twenty-five percent of adult men were unemployed. Out of this great economic . . . — Map (db m71893) HM
271Minnesota (Nicollet County), Fairfax — CCC Camp Life is a Healthful OneThe New Deal and Fort Ridgely State Park — United States Civilian Conservation Corps —
Near County Highway 30 0.7 miles west of State Highway 4, on the right when traveling west.
"Life in a CCC camp is a different kind of life than most boys have known. An enrollee, as a CCC man is called, does not have his own private room. There is no one to pamper him. He lives with 200 other men of . . . — Map (db m71888) HM
272Minnesota (Nicollet County), Fairfax — Fort Ridgely State Park's Buildings TodayThe New Deal and Fort Ridgely State Park — United States Civilian Conservation Corps —
Near County Highway 30 0.7 miles west of State Highway 4, on the right when traveling west.
The legacy of the hard work by the young men of the CCC and veterans of the VCC during the five years the camp was here lives on in the structures we still use and enjoy today. "The CCC has . . . — Map (db m71918) HM
273Minnesota (Nicollet County), Fairfax — Working Year-Round to Develop the ParkThe New Deal and Fort Ridgely State Park — United States Civilian Conservation Corps —
Near County Highway 30 0.7 miles west of State Highway 4, on the right when traveling west.
Although Fort Ridgely had been a state park since 1911, little development for recreation had occurred. Under the direction of the Department of Interior, the National Park Service (NPS) planned, designed, and supervised the . . . — Map (db m71881) HM
274Minnesota (Nicollet County), Lafayette — Bernadotte Lutheran Church
On 515th Avenue (County Highway 10) 0.9 miles north of 350th Street (County Highway 1), on the left when traveling north.
Organized 4 May 1866 at Magnus Peterson home, Pastor John Pehrson, by Swedish settlers, 21 charter families, 104 families by 1870. Commemorated on native stone, set in 1937. First worship in homes, in school-house No. 26; first church built . . . — Map (db m79770) HM
275Minnesota (Nicollet County), St. Peter — The Bornemann House
On North Minnesota Avenue (U.S. 169) at West Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North Minnesota Avenue.
First property owner was Wm. B. Dodd. Fourth property owner, Adolph Bornemann, born in Traverse des Sioux 1862. His father, Bernhard, a journalist from Germany came to Traverse des Sioux in 1856; built a hotel & raised sheep. 1869, the Bornemanns . . . — Map (db m68094) HM
276Minnesota (Nicollet County), St. Peter — The Eugene St. Julien Cox House
On Skaro Street at North Washington Avenue on Skaro Street.
In 1871, Eugene St. Julien Cox, a man of eccentric tastes and "great vigor of mind" built this picturesque neo-Gothic Italianate house noted for its towered cupola, small balconies, and carved eaves. Cox began his law career in 1857 and built a . . . — Map (db m65464) HM
277Minnesota (Olmsted County), Rochester — Conley Maass Downs Building
On 4th Street SW west of 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling east.
Conley Maass Downs Bldg. built 1900 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m146895) HM
278Minnesota (Ramsey County), Maplewood — Phalen Regional Park Waterfall
This waterfall was originally constructed in the 1950's as a way to replenish the receding water level in Lake Phalen. Water was drawn from a well at the top of the falls which then flowed over a stone wall into the lake. Operation of the waterfall . . . — Map (db m135561) HM
279Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Cathedral of Saint Paul1841 - 1907
On Dayton Avenue at Summit Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Dayton Avenue.
Succeeding to the lowly chapel - built of old by the river's bank - from which our fair city received its glorious name, this noble temple rises; a solemn testimony to the growth of Holy Church, a generous offering of love and gratitude to the . . . — Map (db m79445) HM
280Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Cathedral of Saint Paul Cornerstone
On Dayton Avenue at Summit Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Dayton Avenue.
To God in Unity and Trinity. The sacred, auspicious stone of this metropolitan temple, bidden to bear the name of Saint Paul, was duly laid on the second day of June, A.D. 1907. To restore all things in Christ. — Map (db m79448) HM
281Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Central Presbyterian Church
On Cedar Street at Exchange Street, on the left when traveling south on Cedar Street.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of Interior Heritage Preservation Service Founded February 21, 1852 First Pastor Rev. John G. . . . — Map (db m79344) HM
282Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Church of Saint Louis, King of France
On Cedar Street at 10th Street, on the left when traveling south on Cedar Street.
"Blessed be the Lord, for He has wondrously shown His steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city." Psalm 31:21 Here in the center of the clamorous city, providing an oasis of solace, silence, mystery and artistry, is . . . — Map (db m79343) HM
283Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Hamm's Bear
On 7th Place east of St. Peter Street, on the right when traveling east.
[Front] From the land of sky blue waters [Hamm’s Beer slogan] [Back] The Hamm’s Bear started in one of the twentieth century’s greatest advertising campaigns and has long been known as Minnesota’s most famous brand icon. . . . — Map (db m76620) HM
284Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — History of Saint Paul
On Kellogg Boulevard East at Minnesota Street, on the right when traveling east on Kellogg Boulevard East.
[1.] We entered a strange wilderness [2.] We camped among Indian Nations [3.] We trapped the land’s abundance [4.] We labored with the Earth [5.] We bridged great distances [6.] Now we remember the . . . — Map (db m76727) HM
285Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Summit Lookout Park
On Summit Avenue at Ramsey Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Summit Avenue.
This park was originally the site of the Carpenter's Hotel, a towering wooden structure of the late 1850s, that sat on the east corner of the triangular lot defined by Summit Avenue, Ramsey Hill and the river bluff. The Victorian building featured a . . . — Map (db m41942) HM
286Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — The New York Life Eagle
On Summit Avenue east of Ramsey Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1890, architect Stanford White gave the commission for The New York Life Eagle to Augustus Saint-Gaudens on behalf of The New York Life Insurance Company. Augustus sketched its conceptual form and the sculpture was carved in marble by his brother . . . — Map (db m41946) HM
287Minnesota (Ramsey County), Saint Paul — Welcome to Union Depot Station
On Wacouta Street at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Wacouta Street.
Union Depot Station is an important and unique multi-modal link to the greater metropolitan area and beyond. St. Paul Union Depot Company founders built the original Union Depot in 1881. One of America’s great rail stations from the early 20th . . . — Map (db m76726) HM
288Minnesota (Renville County), Sacred Heart — A New Life with Family and Friends
On County Highway 12 1.1 miles south of 145th Street (County Road 15), on the left when traveling south.
This is the Lars Rudi home. Lars was the son of a farmer in Uvdal, Numedal, Norway, and was one of seven Rudi children who grew to adulthood. All but one of the Rudi siblings immigrated to America hoping to make a better life for . . . — Map (db m71224) HM
289Minnesota (Renville County), Sacred Heart — Farther and Gay Castle
On 145th Street (County Road 15) 0.1 miles west of 180th Street, on the left when traveling east.
These ruins are all that remain of a large stone house built in 1861 by Joseph R. Brown, frontier fur trader, Indian agent, politician, journalist, and inventor. The house, known as Farther and Gay Castle, was a center of hospitality and happy . . . — Map (db m69451) HM
290Minnesota (Renville County), Sacred Heart — The Joseph R. Brown House
On 145th Street (County Road 15) 0.1 miles west of 180th Street, on the left when traveling east.
A Grand and Luxurious Home This was the first house built of quarried granite in the Minnesota River valley during the 1860s. Most structures then were cabins or small wooden frame houses. Brick and stone structures had been built at . . . — Map (db m69465) HM
291Minnesota (Renville County), Sacred Heart — The Kittelsland Water Wheel
On County Highway 12 0.2 miles south of 145th Street (County Road 15), on the left when traveling south.
This water wheel was put to use about 100 years ago, (around 1900) in this creek to pump water to a storage tank in Peter and Gunhild (Enestvedt) Kittelsland's round barn. The tank was located up in the hay mow so the water had enough height for . . . — Map (db m71281) HM
292Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Chisholm — The Emergence of Man Through Steel
On State Highway 73 at U.S. 169, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 73.
They toiled with purpose. These miners of ours... moving tons of iron ore for massive steel towers. This devotion to a nation, they adopted as one, makes the heritage of the iron range foremost 'neath the sun. The legend lives. They were . . . — Map (db m6756) HM
293Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Canal
Near Canal Park Drive when traveling south.
Very early Duluth felt that future growth would depend on having suitable harbor and dockage. Winter storms wrecked breakwater and docks built outside Minnesota Point. St. Louis Bay offered a protected harbor, but access required a canal be dug . . . — Map (db m2913) HM
294Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Capstan
Deck capstans were used on sailing ships centuries ago to handle anchor lines on the heaviest of the ship's tackle. This cast iron geared capstan was recovered from the sunken schooner Samuel P. Ely at Two Harbors, Minnesota, where the ship sunk . . . — Map (db m79002) HM
295Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Duluth Japanese Peace Bell Garden
In 2005, a group of citizens from Duluth and Ohara (now Isumi City), Japan proposed to honor the Sister Cities relationships between our two cities by creating an authentic environment for the Peace Bell placed in Duluth's Enger Park in 1994. . . . — Map (db m78732) HM
296Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Duluth Union Depot
On Michigan Street at 6th Avenue West, on the right when traveling east on Michigan Street.
Completed in 1892 Designed by R.S. Peabody & J.G. Stearns Boston Listed in the National Register of Historic Places 1971 St. Louis County Historical Society ———————— St. Louis . . . — Map (db m79051) HM
297Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Duluth–Superior Harbor
On West Skyline Parkway east of 10th Avenue West, on the right when traveling east.
Duluth-Superior harbor is the westernmost terminus of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the world's most inland seaport. Harbor commerce began when Daniel Greysolon Sieur Du Luht portaged across Minnesota Point in 1679 where the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge . . . — Map (db m4827) HM
298Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Enger Observation Tower
Near Enger Tower Drive 0.2 miles east of Enger Park Cutoff, on the left when traveling east.
To the memory of Bert J. Enger 1864 – 1931 Native of Norway Citizen of Duluth From Common Laborer to Merchant Prince, he demonstrated in his own life that America is a land of opportunity for the immigrant, and that her . . . — Map (db m4807) HM
299Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — Japanese Peace Bell Garden
This garden celebrates Duluth's sister city relationship with Ohara Isumi-City, Japan. THE PEACE BELL During World War II, the Japanese government instructed villages to donate metal to be melted down for ammunition. Ohara Isumi-City . . . — Map (db m78731) HM
300Minnesota (Saint Louis County), Duluth — McDougall Patent Anchor1891
Unique apparatus invented by Duluth's Captain Alexander McDougall for use on his whaleback ships. About fifty appear to have been produced at the American Steelbarge Company Shipyard in Superior. This one was recovered in 1977 from the wreck of . . . — Map (db m79003) HM

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