Near Dresbach in Houston County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Symbol of America

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 2, 2022

1. Symbol of America Marker

Inscription.
Today there are more than 250 bald eagle nests on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. This is quite a difference from the one active nest that existed on the refuge in 1972.

A Success Story
The bald eagle is one of our nation's great wildlife management success stories. Bald eagles were brought back from the brink of extinction through reintroduction efforts, adoption of strict laws to protect the birds, and a national education outreach program. Concerned citizens and conservation organizations worked together with federal and state agencies to save this species. The bald eagle was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007, but is still protected under several migratory bird laws.

Erected by Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 43° 51.59′ N, 91° 18.285′ W. Marker is near Dresbach, Minnesota, in Houston County. It can be reached from River Access Road east of Interstate 90, on the right when

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traveling west. The marker stands on the grounds of the Dresbach Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33020 Highway 61, La Crescent MN 55947, 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 are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taming the Wild River (a few steps from this marker); Minnesota’s “Fashionable Tour” / Welcome to Minnesota (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodore Foss Memorial Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General C.C. Washburn (approx. 1.7 miles away in Wisconsin); The Upper Mississippi (approx. 1.7 miles away in Wisconsin); Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 2, 2022

2. Symbol of America Marker

(approx. 1.7 miles away in Wisconsin); Logan and Caledonia (approx. 3.1 miles away in Wisconsin); The Development of Copeland Avenue (approx. 3.2 miles away in Wisconsin). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dresbach.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2024, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2022, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.