Pine City in Pine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pine City
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 11, 2011
1. Pine City Marker
Inscription.
Pine City. . Plotted in 1869, was named from the Chippewa word "Chengwatana" City of Pines. It was a rough lumberjack town in the early days. From here, logs were floated down the Snake River into the St. Croix River to Stillwater. A rich deposit of copper was discovered here and a $250,000 company was formed which sank some 150-foot shafts. Today, the site of the old copper mine is an interesting drive for visitors and a place for the bass fisherman to try his skill along the river. On Lake Pokegema, three miles west, Rev. Frederick Ayer and others established a Protestant Mission and school for Chippewas in 1836. ,
[Seals of the State of Minnesota Department of Highways and The Minnesota Historical Society].
Plotted in 1869, was named from the Chippewa word "Chengwatana" City of Pines. It was a rough lumberjack town in the early days. From here, logs were floated down the Snake River into the St. Croix River to Stillwater. A rich deposit of copper was discovered here and a $250,000 company was formed which sank some 150-foot shafts. Today, the site of the old copper mine is an interesting drive for visitors and a place for the bass fisherman to try his skill along the river. On Lake Pokegema, three miles west, Rev. Frederick Ayer and others established a Protestant Mission and school for Chippewas in 1836.
[Seals of the State of Minnesota Department of Highways and The Minnesota Historical Society]
Erected by the Minnesota Department of Highways and Minnesota Historical Society.
Location. 45° 49.87′ N, 92° 58.169′ W. Marker is in Pine City, Minnesota, in Pine County. Marker can be reached
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from Main Street North (County Highway 61) south of Northeast 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at a parking area in Riverside Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine City MN 55063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Pine City. (Submitted on July 2, 2011.)
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 11, 2011
2. Pine City Marker
Photographed By K. Linzmeier, June 11, 2011
3. Pine City Marker
The Snake River is to the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
