Near Victoria in Carver County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Commemorating Wendelin Grimm

Photographed by McGhiever, August 13, 2016

1. Commemorating Wendelin Grimm Marker

Inscription. Commemorating
Wendelin Grimm
Resident of Minnesota 1857–1891
who originated
Grimm Alfalfa
on this farm

Erected 1924 by Grimm Alfalfa Growers Assocations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 44° 53.076′ N, 93° 43.004′ W. Marker is near Victoria, Minnesota, in Carver County. It is on Grimm Road west of Victoria Drive (County Route 11), on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Carver Park Reserve at the Grimm Farm Historic Site, mounted on a boulder between the road and the farmhouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7720 Grimm Road, Waconia MN 55387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Minnesota River Valley

and in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grimm Farm Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); Clearing the Land, Making a Home (within shouting distance of this marker); "Golden Buckle of the Dairy Belt" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nike Missiles: Dedicated to Defense (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Bonifacius: A Cold War Battlefront (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 2.1 miles away); Minnetonka -- Queen of the Inland Lakes (approx. 3.8 miles away); SurfSide Park (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Also see . . . Wendelin Grimm Farmstead on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 4, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

Additional commentary.
1.
Immigrant farmers Wendelin and Julianna Grimm arrived here in 1859 with a box of alfalfa seeds from their native Germany. For the next 15 years Wendelin Grimm painstakingly collected and replanted seeds from the plants that survived the harsh Minnesota winters, developing the first winter-hardy alfalfa

Marker below the Grimm Farm Historic Site in Carver Park Reserve image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, August 13, 2016

2. Marker below the Grimm Farm Historic Site in Carver Park Reserve

in North America. According to the Three Rivers Park District, "Today, Grimm alfalfa is the source of all modern varieties of alfalfa grown on more the 25 million acres in the United States and valued at $10 billion annually."

— Submitted December 4, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.