Pelican Rapids Village

Pelican Rapids Village. and the eight adjoining townships. , Pelican Rapids Village , First settler: Harrison Harris, 1869 , Village platted 1872 , Village incorporated May 16, 1882 , First church organized: Congregational, May 10, 1882 , First school district organized, No. 10, Nov. 17, 1871 , First post office established: "Pelican Rapids" July 8, 1872 , O. A. E. Blyberg, P. M. , Railroad arrived July 4, 1882, This historical marker was erected through , the cooperation of the Otter Tail County Historical Society , the eight adjoining townships, the Village of Pelican Rapids and the , Minnesota Highway Department. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1946., Left side markers: , Norwegian Grove , First settlers: Henry Ongstad, Ole Raade, Jacob Torkelson, Iver Dahl, Henry Israelson all in 1869. , Township organized: Jan. 7, 1873 , First church organized: Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran April 28, 1870 , First school district organized No. 48, Jan. 6, 1874. , First rural post office established: "Norwegian Grove", March 4, 1878. , Haag Back P. M., Scambler , First settlers: "Bob" Scambler, Peter Small, 1868 , Township organized: August 8, 1871 , First church organized: Union Church, June 23, 1876 , First school district organized: No. 39, January 7, 1873 , First rural post office established: "Pelican Lake", April 2, 1873 , P. S. Peabody, P. M. , "Prairie Leaflet" published 1879–1882, Trondhjem , First settlers: Knut Pederson, Lauris Hanson, 1869 , Township organized: July 7, 1873 , First church organized: South Immanuel Lutheran Church 1872 , First school district organized: No. 73, July 26, 1876 , First rural post office established: "Stod" June 12, 1888 , John O. Ferguson, P. M., Pelican Township , First settler John M. Johnson June 1, 1869 , Township organized Sept. 5, 1870 , First church organized Ringsacker Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Sept. 27, 1875 , First school district organized No. 18, Oct. 3, 1870 , First rural post office established "Pelican Rapids" July 8, 1872 , First postmaster–O. A. E. Blyberg, Right side markers: , Dunn , First settler: George Dunn, 1865 , Township organized: March 16, 1880 , First church organized: Zion Lutheran, Nov. 30, 1912 , First school district organized: No. 167, May 2, 1882 , First rural post office established: "Bucks Mill", June 16, 1886 , Simeon S. Buck, P. M., Maplewood , First settler: Peter S. Johnson, 1874 , Township organized: July 26, 1880 , First church organized: Maplewood Presbyterian Dec. 25, 1886 , First school district organized: No. 145, January 4, 1881. , First rural post office established: "Worden" May 11, 1892 , Harrison Worden, P. M., Lida , First settler: Louis De Pochee, 1871 , Township organized March 18, 1879 , First church organized: none ever organized. , First school district organized: No. 108, March 20, 1879 , First rural post office established: "Lida" May 26, 1882 , Henry Moore, P. M., Erhard's Grove , First settler: Alexander Erhard, May 15, 1869 , Township organized: Sept. 24, 1870. , First church organized: Bagestvold Congregation Norwegian Lutheran, March 4, 1874 , First school district organized: No. 17, October 3, 1870 , First rural post office established: "Erhard" June 19, 1874 , Oren S. Sweet P. M. , First railroad arrived July 1882.