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

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March 4, 2026
Preserving the Prairie and other Markers
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1 ► Minnesota, Rock County, Hardwick, Mound Township — Preserving the Prairie — The Brandenburg Prairie Foundation —
Only 1% of the original Northern Tallgrass Prairie remains intact in the Midwest. Jim and Judy Brandenburg, with the help of dedicated supporters in Luverne, Minnesota, established the Brandenburg Prairie Foundation in 1999. The . . . — — Map (db m296867) HM

2 ► Minnesota, Brown County, Hanska — Asle Sorbel's Ride —
In 1854 Ole and Guri Sorbel immigrated to Rock County Wisconsin from Hallingdal, Norway. In 1856 they settled to your right on the northwest bank of Lake Linden. On September 21, 1876, Bob, Cole and Jim Younger and Charlie Pitts received breakfast . . . — — Map (db m68073) HM

3 ► Minnesota, Meeker County, Litchfield — Ness Lutheran Church — Ness Memorial Cemetery —
    The first pioneers to settle in this area arrived by July, 1856, three months after their oxen-drawn prairie schooners left Rock County, Wisconsin. They were the families of Henrik H. Thoen, Ole H. Ness, Nels H. Colberg and bachelors Ole H. . . . — — Map (db m92468) HM

4 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Valley Springs — 640 — Tri-State Marker —
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

5 ► South Dakota, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, Downtown — Richard Franklin Pettigrew — (1848 - 1926) —
(panel 1) ”If you didn't drink whiskey, play cards, use your fists or otherwise intimidate, you didn't belong in the arena with Frank Pettigrew… a man who came to the Dakotas with nothing but desire, talent and ambition. He pitched his . . . — — Map (db m124226) HM
 
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026