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Historical Markers in Alexandria, 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
Alexandria is in Douglas County
      Douglas County (8)  
ADJACENT TO DOUGLAS COUNTY
      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
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024