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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «lyon county» AND «minnesota»

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By Ruth VanSteenwyk, October 31, 2018
Lyon County, Minnesota Civil War Memorial
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Minnesota, Lyon County, Marshall — Lyon County, Minnesota Civil War Memorial —
On West Main Street (U.S. 59) at South 6th Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
. . . — — Map (db m125808) WM

2 ► Minnesota, Lyon County, Minneota — The First Settlement of Icelanders in Minnesota —
On East Lyon Street, on the left when traveling east.
Nearly nine centuries after Leif Ericsson established the first settlement of Europeans in North America, several hundred of his Icelandic countrymen left their native land to make their homes in the Minneota area. First of the Icelanders to . . . — — Map (db m207252) HM

3 ► Minnesota, Jackson County, Jackson — History in the Soil —
Near Interstate 90 at milepost 69, 4.5 miles east of State Highway 86, on the right when traveling east.
Nothing But Prairie Look across the landscape. Imagine standing here in 1850. There were no farms, no roads – only tallgrass prairie, shimmering in the wind as far as the eye could see. The lifecycle of these southern Minnesota . . . — — Map (db m161865) HM

4 ► Minnesota, Lyon County, Marshall — Honoring Marshall Area Artist Jim Dahl — (1958-2012) —
On College Drive (State Highway 19/68) at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on College Drive.
Jim Dahl was a gifted and well-known Marshall area artist and the founder of the Mrs. Whitney statue project. He moved from Watertown, South Dakota to Marshall with his family in 1973. He graduated from Marshall High School and worked at various . . . — — Map (db m311596) HM

5 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 640 — Tri-State Marker —
On 100th St. / 268th St. at 488th Ave., on the right when traveling west on 100th St. / 268th St..
1859 Set at the junction of the states of Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota Territory by the Federal Land Office survey of Minnesota 's western boundary. Early 1900's Removed after partial destruction by vandals. 1938 Repaired . . . — — Map (db m184713) 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.
 
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