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

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, August 15, 2013
Itasca County Takes Shape (marker side 2)
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Minnesota, Itasca County, Grand Rapids — Minnesota Territory 1849-1858 / Itasca County Takes Shape —
On Northeast 4th Street (U.S. 2) at Northeast 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Northeast 4th Street.
Minnesota Territory 1849-1858 (marker side 1) On March 3, 1849, during his last hours in office. President James K. Polk signed a bill adding a new name to the American political landscape — Minnesota Territory. A vast . . . — — Map (db m126662) HM

2 ► Minnesota, Clearwater County, Shevlin — Patterson's Homestead —
Near County Road 117 0.3 miles south of County Road 122.
Acquiring a Homestead David S. Patterson came to Itasca in 1889. Patterson made claim to 152 acres, which included the Headwaters of the Mississippi. He purchased the land in 1891 for $191. Patterson's cabin was north of McMullen's cabin near . . . — — Map (db m155671) HM

3 ► Minnesota, Cass County, Walker — Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag — Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe —
On Whipholt Beach Road (Maple Leaf Drive) (State Highway 200) 0.4 miles east of 16th Avenue (Pine Lake Road) (County Road 2108), on the left when traveling east.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag) is a sovereign nation and part of the Ojibwe-Anishinabe, the second largest indigenous group in North America after the Navajo Nation. Within the Tribe, traditional Ojibwe culture is retained . . . — — Map (db m266795) HM

4 ► Minnesota, Koochiching County, International Falls — International Falls Passenger Rail —
On 2nd Avenue (U.S. 53) at 4th Street (State Highway 11), on the left when traveling south on 2nd Avenue.
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
 
 
  
 
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