Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
William W. Warren
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Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025
1. William W. Warren Marker
This cellar depression is what remains of a house from the community of Old Crow Wing. Family history of the Morrisons tells that it was the home of historian William Whipple Warren.
William Warren was born in 1825 in LaPointe Wisconsin, to parents of English and Ojibwe descent. Fluent in English and Ojibwe, he became an interpreter. Warren married Matilda Aitkin, daughter of Crow Wing Trader William Aitkin, and they moved here in 1845. Warren is best known for his work researching the history of the Ojibwe people. He spent years writing down oral traditions told him by Ojibwe elders, and in 1852 finished his book, History of the Ojibway People. To this day it is considered the best written historical account of the Ojibwe nation. Warren, who also served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature from 1850 to 1851, died in 1852, at the age of 28.
Erected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 46° 16.362′ N, 94° 20.215′ W. Marker is in Crow Wing, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. It is in Crow Wing State Park. It can be reached from
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Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Morrisons (within shouting distance of this marker); Morrison Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); The Red River Routes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Woods Trail (about 500 feet away); The Red River Trade (about 500 feet away); Old Crow Wing (about 500 feet away); Welcome to Main Street, Crow Wing (about 700 feet away); Where Two Rivers Meet (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crow Wing.
Also see . . . History of the Ojibway People full text on Wikisource. (Submitted on May 15, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)
Photographed by McGhiever, June 28, 2025
2. William W. Warren Marker and house site in Crow Wing State Park
circa 1851
3. William W. Warren
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
