Bellevue Township near Royalton in Morrison County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
William Warren, Two Rivers House Site and Peter MacDougall Farmstead
Original Historic Site
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Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2017
1. William Warren, Two Rivers House Site and Peter MacDougall Farmstead marker
Within this 215-acre preserve are 18 vegetative types, including bluestem prairie, oak savanna, white pine woods, deciduous forests, alder-sedge-swamp, and birch tamarack woods. In all, 145 species of birds, and 13 species of mammals have been observed at the MacDougall Homestead. Parts of the homestead were farmed for more than 70 years before the Conservancy acquired it. The original house and barn still stand. The area is listed in the National Register of Historic Sites as the place where William Warren Whipple, an Ojibwe Indian, wrote a history of his people.
Erected by Morrison County. (Marker Number 10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 45° 50.658′ N, 94° 20.114′ W. Marker is near Royalton, Minnesota, in Morrison County. It is in Bellevue Township. It is on Hilton Road north of County Highway 315 (58th St), on the left when traveling north. Marker is at the entrance to a small, dirt parking area for McDougall State Wildlife Management Area. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zebulon Pike's 1805-1806 Wintering Quarters (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Village of Swan River (approx. 7.2 miles away); WPA Water Tower & Shelter Building (approx. 8.3 miles away); Childhood Memories of a Magical Place (approx. 8.3 miles away); The Boyhood Farm of Charles Lindbergh (approx. 8.3 miles away); The WPA Builds a Park in the Rustic Style (approx. 8.3 miles away); Big White Pine (approx. 8.3 miles away); Lindbergh State Park (approx. 8.3 miles away).
Also see . . . A Site to Behold. Info on the
Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2017
2. 1874 Peter MacDougall Barn
The historic site is about a half-mile walk due west of the marker
Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2017
3. State wildlife area entrance sign
The historic site is at the treeline in the background
Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2017
4. Interior of the Peter MacDougall Barn
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
