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Historical Markers in Otter Tail County, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Otter Tail County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Otter Tail County, MN (9) Becker County, MN (11) Clay County, MN (9) Douglas County, MN (8) Grant County, MN (2) Todd County, MN (3) Wadena County, MN (6) Wilkin County, MN (3)  OtterTailCounty(9) Otter Tail County (9)  BeckerCounty(11) Becker County (11)  ClayCounty(9) Clay County (9)  DouglasCounty(8) Douglas County (8)  GrantCounty(2) Grant County (2)  ToddCounty(3) Todd County (3)  WadenaCounty(6) Wadena County (6)  WilkinCounty(3) Wilkin County (3)
Fergus Falls is the county seat for Otter Tail County
Adjacent to Otter Tail County, Minnesota
      Becker County (11)  
      Clay County (9)  
      Douglas County (8)  
      Grant County (2)  
      Todd County (3)  
      Wadena County (6)  
      Wilkin County (3)  
 
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1 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Brandon — Inspiration Peak
For Minnesota's Nobel Prizewinning novelist Sinclair Lewis, Inspiration Peak more than lived up to its name. From its "bald top," he wrote, "there is to be seen a glorious, 20-mile circle of some 50 lakes scattered among fields and pastures, like . . . Map (db m120098) HM
2 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Clitherall — Old Clitherall
Known also as “Old Town,” about one quarter mile south, named for Major George B. Clitherall, U.S. Land Officer, was settled in 1865 by a seceding group of Latter Day Saints. The community flourished for many years but gradually . . . Map (db m207750) HM
3 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Ottertail — Craigie Flour Mill
Near this spot James Craigie of Aberdeen, Scotland, who came to Ottertail County about 1868 built the first grist mill in the county in 1870. The mill stones and wheel were imported from Scotland. Craigie and his wife were drowned in . . . Map (db m207661) HM
4 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Ottertail — First County Seat of Otter Tail County
This tablet commemorates Otter Tail City, the first County Seat of Otter Tail County, 1858 to 1872. This site was chosen for the erection of the court house and jail. Dedicated by the Otter Tail County Historical Society on June 25, 1933.Map (db m233574) HM
5 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Ottertail — Otter Tail City
Otter Tail City in the 1850’s was an important post on the fur trade route from St. Paul and Crow Wing to the Red River Valley. It was once the county seat, and had the U.S. Land Office for the district. When the county seat was established at . . . Map (db m207665) HM
6 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Ottertail — Otter Tail City & Ottertail VillageThis Historic Town Lost the Railroad, the County Seat, & Went from Boom to Bust — Twice
A Snapshot of Ottertail City Trading Post - Otter Tail City was originally settled by trappers that traded with the natives of the area. Donald McDonald located a trading post on the east side of Otter Tail Lake because of its . . . Map (db m233573) HM
7 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids — Minnesota Woman
Minnesota woman - the skeleton of a girl about fifteen years of age - - was discovered at this point in 1932 by a highway repair crew. Although the skeleton has not been dated exactly, based on the site geology scientists believe it to be perhaps . . . Map (db m207259) HM
8 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Perham — Arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway at Perham
This tablet is placed here to commemorate the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway at Perham September 30, 1871. The first railroad to enter Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Dedicated by the Otter Tail County Historical Society June 28, . . . Map (db m233683) HM
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9 Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Perham — PerhamThe Town Came Alive With the Arrival of the Railroad — Right on Track with the Northern Pacific —
Josiah Perham The city is named after Josiah Perham, who became the first president of the Northern Pacific Railway in 1864. Perham was a wealthy man, but lost all his money and property in an attempt to build a railroad from Lake . . . Map (db m233623) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024