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

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October 25, 2024
Hyser Hotel Site Marker, from the west
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1 ► Minnesota, Wilkin County, Breckenridge — Hyser Hotel Site —
On Wisconsin Avenue west of 6th Street South, on the right when traveling east.
Site of the Hyser Hotel in 1871 where railroad crews boarded and slept. — — Map (db m261572) HM

2 ► Minnesota, Wilkin County, Breckenridge — Breckenridge / Steamboats —
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

3 ► Minnesota, Wilkin County, Breckenridge — Historic Breckenridge — A Prairie Home on the River —
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

4 ► Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls, Buse Township — Prairie Wetlands Learning Center — Where People & Wildlife Are Welcome — Otter Trail Scenic Byway Site S —
Near State Highway 210 0.3 miles east of South Cascade Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Prairie Wetlands Learning Center Located at the gateway to the Prairie Pothole Region, the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center (PWLC) is the first residential environmental education facility operated by the U.S. Fish and . . . — — Map (db m260570) HM
5 ► North Dakota, Ward County, Minot — Private Otto Boehler —
Near East Burdick Expressway (Business U.S. 2) at 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Wahpeton, North Dakota 1873-1910 Company I, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army On May 16, 1899, near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, Private Boehler and 21 other scouts encountered an enemy force of approximately 600 men entrenched on . . . — — Map (db m240528) HM

6 ► Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls — Stealing the County Seat —
Near South Court Street north of West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
One of the most enduring legends in Otter Tail County is that Fergus Falls stole the county seat from Otter Tail City, a once thriving town on the eastern shore of Otter Tail Lake. On March 18, 1858, the Minnesota Territorial Legislature . . . — — Map (db m260854) HM
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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