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Historical Markers in Moorhead, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Clay 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 Clay County, MN (9) Becker County, MN (11) Norman County, MN (1) Otter Tail County, MN (9) Wilkin County, MN (3) Cass County, ND (44) Richland County, ND (18)  ClayCounty(9) Clay County (9)  BeckerCounty(11) Becker County (11)  NormanCounty(1) Norman County (1)  OtterTailCounty(9) Otter Tail County (9)  WilkinCounty(3) Wilkin County (3)  CassCountyNorth Dakota(44) Cass County (44)  RichlandCounty(18) Richland County (18)
Moorhead is the county seat for Clay County
Moorhead is in Clay County
      Clay County (9)  
ADJACENT TO CLAY COUNTY
      Becker County (11)  
      Norman County (1)  
      Otter Tail County (9)  
      Wilkin County (3)  
      Cass County, North Dakota (44)  
      Richland County, North Dakota (18)  
 
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1 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Douglas House
Built by James and Wilhelmina Douglas in 1873 and occupied until 1887, James Douglas ran a steam ship line along the Red River and served as Moorhead's first Post Master.Map (db m43831) HM
2 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Red River Transportation / A Busy Port
Red River Transportation The Red River Trails were a set of overland routes linking the cities of Winnipeg and St. Paul and the small forts and settlements between them.From 1820 to the 1870s, the trails were used by Metis freight drivers who . . . Map (db m100838) HM
3 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — St, John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church was designed on an Elizabethan model by the noted architect, Cass Gilbert, among whose other significant buildings is the present Minnesota State Capitol. Construction of St. John's began on August 1, 1898.On February 12, . . . Map (db m43829) HM
4 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — The First Bridge over the Red RiverHistoric Downtown Moorhead
The railroad bridge west of this spot marks the location of the first bridge over the Red River. In early 1872, the Northern Pacific Railway built west from Duluth and reached the river — this is where Moorhead was founded. Bridge construction . . . Map (db m213595) HM
5 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — The Solomon Gilman Comstock House
Born in Maine in 1842, Solomon G. Comstock worked on the family farm until he came of age and then followed the pioneers west. After reading law in Bangor, he studied at the University of Michigan, then went to Omaha and Minneapolis. Finally, in . . . Map (db m207124) HM
6 Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Veterans Memorial BridgeMoorhead, MN and Fargo, ND
Red River of the NorthMap (db m43835) HM
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024