Kelly Lake in Hibbing in Saint Louis County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Early Finnish Pioneers

Photographed by Keith L, September 28, 2007

1. Early Finnish Pioneers Marker

Inscription. 1892. Dedicated to the memory of the early Finnish pioneers who helped to build this community.

The Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, Chapter 14, Hibbing, Minnesota.
1957

Erected 1957 by the Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 47° 24.838′ N, 92° 56.496′ W. Marker is in Hibbing, Minnesota, in Saint Louis County. It is in Kelly Lake. It is on 1st Avenue south of 31st Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hibbing MN 55746, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region

and in the Iron Range.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

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 the Viceroyalty of New France,

Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George R. Stuntz (approx. 0.8 miles away); Donald Kozlik Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hibbing City Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Simm Sue Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Congdon McIntyre Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Abiding Love (approx. 1.3 miles away); The “Hup” (approx. 1.7 miles away); Birthplace of Greyhound Lines (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hibbing.

Photographed by Keith L, September 28, 2007

2. Early Finnish Pioneers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,877 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.