Millville in Wabasha County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Millville, Minnesota

Photographed by McGhiever, August 14, 2016

1. Millville, Minnesota marker

Inscription. Founded 1870 by Charles R. Read Born March 10, 1820, Somerset Shier, England. Died October 9, 1899 at Millville, buried at Wabasha, Minnesota. Centennial was observed August 15-16, 1970.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 44° 14.619′ N, 92° 17.799′ W. Marker is in Millville, Minnesota, in Wabasha County. It is on Bridge Street, on the right when traveling south. Mounted on southeast corner of Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millville MN 55957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peace Corps Pioneers (approx. 8.6 miles away); A Very Old Fish Story (approx. 14.1 miles away); Historic Lake Pepin: Birthplace of Waterskiing (approx. 14.1 miles away); Louis McCahill Memorial Park (approx. 14.2 miles away); The River of Rafts (approx. 14.8 miles away); Lake Pepin (approx. 14.8 miles away); a different marker also named Lake Pepin (approx. 14.9 miles away); Anchor from the "Phil Scheckel" (approx. 15½ miles away in Wisconsin).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2018, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 9, 2018, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.