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Historical Markers in Scandia

 
Clickable Map of Washington 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 Washington County, MN (77) Anoka County, MN (62) Blue Earth County, MN (42) Brown County, MN (87) Chisago County, MN (40) Cottonwood County, MN (9) Dakota County, MN (66) Jackson County, MN (8) Martin County, MN (20) Ramsey County, MN (280) Watonwan County, MN (8) Pierce County, WI (7) Polk County, WI (19) St. Croix County, WI (39)  WashingtonCounty(77) Washington County (77)  AnokaCounty(62) Anoka County (62)  BlueEarthCounty(42) Blue Earth County (42)  BrownCounty(87) Brown County (87)  ChisagoCounty(40) Chisago County (40)  CottonwoodCounty(9) Cottonwood County (9)  DakotaCounty(66) Dakota County (66)  JacksonCounty(8) Jackson County (8)  MartinCounty(20) Martin County (20)  RamseyCounty(280) Ramsey County (280)  WatonwanCounty(8) Watonwan County (8)  PierceCountyWisconsin(7) Pierce County (7)  PolkCounty(19) Polk County (19)  St.CroixCounty(39) St. Croix County (39)
Stillwater is the county seat for Washington County
Scandia is in Washington County
Washington County (77)  ►
ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON COUNTY
Anoka County (62)  ►
Blue Earth County (42)  ►
Brown County (87)  ►
Chisago County (40)  ►
Cottonwood County (9)  ►
Dakota County (66)  ►
Jackson County (8)  ►
Martin County (20)  ►
Ramsey County (280)  ►
Watonwan County (8)  ►
Pierce County, Wisconsin (7)  ►
Polk County, Wisconsin (19)  ►
St. Croix County, Wisconsin (39)  ►
 
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1 ► Minnesota, Washington County, Scandia — In Memory of the First Swedish Settlers in Minnesota —
On Olinda Trail, on the right when traveling north.
[west face] 1850 1900 In memory of the First Swedish Settlers in Minnesota [south face] 1850 – 1900 Oscar Roos, Carl Fernstrom och August Sansahl från Vestergötland, Sverige, bosatte sig å detta hemman omkring den 18 . . . — — Map (db m118710) HM
2 ► Minnesota, Washington County, Scandia — Swedes in Minnesota —
On Olinda Trail (County Highway 3) at 209th St N, on the right when traveling south on Olinda Trail.
The first Swedes arrived in the territory of Minnesota in 1850, settling in Scandia. By 1920 nearly a quarter of Minnesota's foreign-born residents were from Sweden, making it the home of more Swedes than any other state. About half lived in . . . — — Map (db m207127) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026