Virginia in Saint Louis County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Oscar Hokka Log House
Photographed by McGhiever, July 26, 2017
1. Oscar Hokka Log House Marker
Hokka immigrated to this country in 1913. Using skills learned in Finland, he constructed this building with locked dovetail corners.
Donated by John Trenti and Robert Berger, 1980
Erected by Virginia Area Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 47° 31.748′ N, 92° 32.864′ W. Marker is in Virginia, Minnesota, in Saint Louis County. It can be reached from Olcott Park. Mounted on cabin at the Virginia Area Historical Society Heritage Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia MN 55792, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region and in the Iron Range. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, Ruperts Land, the territory of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gunnar Peterson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Laurentian Divide (approx. 3.3 miles away); This is Magnetic Taconite (approx. 3½ miles away); Leonidas Merritt (approx. 3½ miles away); Mountain Iron (approx. 3½ miles away); 1910 Baldwin Locomotive (approx. 3½ miles away); John Mariucci (approx. 4.2 miles away); Paul Wellstone Memorial and Historic Site (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia.
More about this marker. Cabin rests on a wooden deck immediately northwest of the museum building
Additional keywords. Log cabin
Photographed by McGhiever, July 26, 2017
2. Oscar Hokka Log House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2017, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
