On Minnesota Avenue (County Highway 12) at 4th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Minnesota Avenue.
A great dog & friend of all who knew him. Strayed into the roundhouse one cold morning in March 1927.
___ Died April 23 1937.
"___ and there the faithful dog is found _____".
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The city with fine churches, schools, . . . — — Map (db m261667) HM
On 5th St N at Beede Ave, on the left when traveling south on 5th St N.
AH-1 Cobra helicopter serial number 67-1565 saw action in the Vietnam War with D Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Air Calvary. This aircraft was damaged on three different occasions while flying combat missions from 1968 to 1970. Two former crew members . . . — — Map (db m103089) HM WM
On U.S. 75 1 mile State Route 210, on the left when traveling south.
Named for John C. Breckenridge, vice-president of the United States from 1857 to 1861, the town was laid out in 1857. On August 23, 1862, its citizens were warned that the Sioux Indians were planning a raid on the town, and most of them fled to . . . — — Map (db m101275) HM
On Minnesota Avenue west of Pope Street, on the right when traveling west.
Breckenridge
Headwaters of the Red River of the North
Breckenridge, founded in 1857, has a current population of 3559 (2000 census). A progressive city, located at the juncture of three rivers, it is the gateway to the . . . — — Map (db m261716) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue 0.2 miles west of 2nd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Many years ago on this site, by the waters of three rivers, stood the tipis of the Dakota and buffalo roamed freely. This carving, on an oak tree over 200 years old, honors the people of the Dakota Indian Nation and the heritage of Breckenridge. — — Map (db m261721) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue 0.2 miles west of 2nd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Approximate site of the cabin of the first expedition to arrive in Breckenridge on January 29, 1857. The cabin was constructed in February of 1858. — — Map (db m261575) HM
Near Minnesota Avenue west of Pope Street, on the right when traveling west.
About 1734, traders employed by the Hudson's Bay Fur Trading Company encountered the headwaters of the Red River of the North, at Breckenridge. This historical site marks the convergence of the Otter Tail and Bois de Sioux Rivers to form the Red . . . — — Map (db m261569) HM
On Minnesota Avenue west of Pope Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Red River of the North is designated by the State of Minnesota as an official canoe and boating route. The Red River meanders northward 550 miles from its source in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Lake Winnipeg in Canada. The designated portion . . . — — Map (db m261709) HM
On Minnesota Avenue (County Highway 12) at 4th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Minnesota Avenue.
On October 25, 1871, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad spiked the last rail into Breckenridge. It celebrated one of the most memorable events in the history of Minnesota as iron bands connected the head of navigation on the Mississippi River with the head . . . — — Map (db m261651) HM
On Minnesota Avenue (County Highway 12) at 4th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Minnesota Avenue.
Wahpeton-Breckenridge St. Ry. Co. was the shortest interstate streetcar line in the nation. It ran from Breckenridge MN to its sister city of Wahpeton ND from 1910 to 1925. Approximately half of the 1.14 mile line was in each state.
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On 5th Street South (U.S. 75) south of Dacotah Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
World War I
1917 – 1918
Keith Edner ·
Alfred J. Lockman ·
August S. Gredvig ·
Adolph Pechlat ·
Frank H. Braun ·
Harry H. Hansen ·
Frank Duncan ·
Thomas Haraldson ·
Wilt Edwin Keller ·
Hjalmer Otteson ·
Gustav J. Pelvit . . . — — Map (db m262166) WM
On Prairie Chicken Road north of Minnesota Route 52, on the left when traveling north.
Rothsay is the Prairie Chicken capital of the world and that's only thanks to the concerted efforts to ensure that prairie and grassland have been preserved. These birds don't migrate and are quite territorial. I'll admit that I've never heard of a . . . — — Map (db m236430) HM
