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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Douglas County, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Douglas County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Douglas County, MN (8) Grant County, MN (2) Otter Tail County, MN (9) Pope County, MN (2) Stearns County, MN (30) Stevens County, MN (1) Todd County, MN (3)  DouglasCounty(8) Douglas County (8)  GrantCounty(2) Grant County (2)  OtterTailCounty(9) Otter Tail County (9)  PopeCounty(2) Pope County (2)  StearnsCounty(30) Stearns County (30)  StevensCounty(1) Stevens County (1)  ToddCounty(3) Todd County (3)
Alexandria is the county seat for Douglas County
Adjacent to Douglas County, Minnesota
      Grant County (2)  
      Otter Tail County (9)  
      Pope County (2)  
      Stearns County (30)  
      Stevens County (1)  
      Todd County (3)  
 
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1 Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Douglas County CourthouseWorks Progress Administration Project — 1940 —
Near 7th Avenue West east of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east.
Works Progress Administration Project • 1940 •Map (db m158801) HM
2 Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Knute Nelson House
On Nokomis Street south of 12th Avenue E, on the left when traveling south.
Knute Nelson, who was known for his courage and common sense, served the people of Minnesota as a public officeholder for over 50 years. Born in Norway in 1843, he was elected to the Minnesota legislature and to two terms in the United States . . . Map (db m207638) HM
3 Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Minnesota Watersheds
On Interstate 94 at milepost 97 near State Highway 27, on the right when traveling east.
Lying at the center of the North American continent, Minnesota embraces three great watersheds -- areas of land from which all surface water eventually flows into a single stream. From Minnesota's watersheds, water runs of in three directions to . . . Map (db m156985) HM
4 Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Red River Ox Cart Trails
Near Interstate 94, on the right when traveling north.
          For some 40 years in the mid-19th century, two-wheeled wooden carts drawn by slow-moving oxen creaked and groaned over the rough trails from colonies on the Red River near Lake Winnipeg to St. Paul, 400 miles to the southeast.           . . . Map (db m85787) HM
5 Minnesota, Douglas County, Alexandria — Theodore A. Erickson1871-1963
Near 7th Avenue West east of Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east.
To the Life and Work of Theodore A. Erickson 1871-1963 Educator and benefactor of youth As Douglas County Superintendent of Schools 1907-1915, he founded the 4-H Club movement in Minnesota ”With character and service our measure, he is . . . Map (db m158802) HM
6 Minnesota, Douglas County, Brandon — Brandon AuditoriumA Building of Distinction
On Holmes Avenue north of Front Street East, on the left when traveling north.
The Brandon City Hall and Auditorium you see here today was built in 1936. It replaced an earlier 1890 structure that functioned as a village hall. The Building's Design was considered to be highly innovative for its time. Designed by . . . Map (db m180286) HM
7 Minnesota, Douglas County, Osakis — Osakis Armed Forces MemorialBill Sliper Lion’s Park
On 1st Ave E near Viking Trail (State Highway 27), on the right when traveling south.
Loyalty Honor Duty Integrity In Honor of All Men and Women Who Serve For Those who are Missing or Imprisoned We ask for Mercy, Strength, and Courage Until Their safe return to their Families All Gave Some Lord, I ask for . . . Map (db m205836) WM
8 Minnesota, Douglas County, Osakis — Stage Station
On West Nokomis Street (County Road 82) at 2nd Avenue West, on the right when traveling east on West Nokomis Street.
Osakis was one of the stops on the Burbank Minnesota Stage Company Line to the Red River, established in the spring of 1859 upon the opening of the Fort Abercrombie Military Road. During the Sioux outbreak of 1862 the maintenance of this line of . . . Map (db m157797) HM
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Apr. 29, 2024