E.W. Backus personally paid for the railroad construction from Brainerd, MN to International Falls. This venture cost Backus four million dollars. The group of people shown below are waiting for the first train to enter International Falls on . . . — — Map (db m255023) HM
The Smokey Bear Statue is the largest of its kind in the country. The 26 foot replica of "Smokey," the national symbol of forest protection, was erected in 1953 as a project of Koochiching County's Keep Minnesota Green Committee. — — Map (db m254405) HM
Minnesota has a long history of protest and self-advocacy, Koochiching County being no exception. The creation of Voyageurs National Park (VNP) in 1975 sparked a heated debate between private land owners and the National Park Service (NPS). The . . . — — Map (db m307700) HM
An early 20th century attempt to drain the bog failed, but the old ditches still mark the invincible, yet fragile landscape.
Taking on the Bog
In 1889, the federal government appropriated almost three million acres of the Red Lake Indian . . . — — Map (db m191353) HM
Preserving the Past for the Future
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places this is one of five known remaining iron bridges in Minnesota. In the 1890s steel replaced iron as the primary bridge building material making iron bridges . . . — — Map (db m233655) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
