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

This list will also include matches for inflectional* forms of the words.
 
By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
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1 ► Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, Lake Lillian — Dalton Johnson Wildlife Area — Pheasants Forever —
A founding member of the Kandiyohi County PF (Pheasants Forever), Dalton worked tirelessly to keep the fledgling chapter going. He was committed to a cause he strongly believed in.....establishing quality habitat to help all . . . — — Map (db m77082) HM

2 ► 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

3 ► Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, Willmar, Dovre Township — Welcome to the Endreson Cabin —
This log house is one of our state's Norwegian-American treasures. It was built about 1858 for the Endreson family, who had emigrated from Vikoy parish, Hardanger, Norway, in 1857. Lars Endreson Rosseland, the builder of the house, had been a . . . — — Map (db m231777) HM
4 ► Minnesota, Nicollet County, St. Peter — Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux —
Why a Treaty? Created by the federal government in 1849, Minnesota Territory was more than twice the size of the present-day state of Minnesota, extending into the Dakotas as far as the Missouri River. But white emigrants could not . . . — — Map (db m168092) HM

5 ► Minnesota, Meeker County, Acton — Battle of Acton —
During the U.S. – Dakota War, a battle between Dakota soldiers led by Taoyateduta or Little Crow and Tunkanhnamani (Walks Under A Sacred Stone) and Co. B, 9th Minn. Inf. Regt. made up of new recruits and civilians led by Capt. Richard Strout, . . . — — Map (db m70617) HM

6 ► Minnesota, Meeker County, Litchfield — Grand Army of the Republic Hall / Litchfield's Historic Downtown —
Grand Army of the Republic Hall This brick fortress style building across from Central Park was built in 1885 by Civil War Union soldiers to help promote veterans causes and to provide assistance to veterans and their families. The . . . — — Map (db m70793) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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