1808 MINNESOTA
1908
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Updated
February 7, 2010
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269 TOPICS
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1808 |
50
YEARS BEFORE MINNESOTA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION |
1809 |
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February 2,
Northeast of Minnesota became part of Illinois Territory.
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1810 |
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1811 |
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1812 |
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December 7,
Southwest of Minnesota became part of Missouri Territory.
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1813 |
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1814 |
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1815 |
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1816 |
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1817 |
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The fur trading
post of Fond du Lac in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota,
controlled by the American Fur Company of John Jacob
Astor.
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1818 |
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December 3,
Northeast of Minnesota became part of Michigan Territory.
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1819 |
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1820 |
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1821 |
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1822 |
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1823 |
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1824 |
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1825 |
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Historic Fort
Snelling in Minnesota, build and completed by the
5th Regiment of Infantry troops, at the junction of
the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.
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1826 |
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Faribault established
by Alexander Faribault as a fur trading post in Rice
County, Minnesota. Coordinates 44°18'N-93°16'W.
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1827 |
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1828 |
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1829 |
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1830 |
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1831 |
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1832 |
U.S.
Michigan Territory superintendent of Indian Affairs, Henry
Rowe Schoolcraft determined Lake Itasca in Clearwater County,
Minnesota, as the source of the Mississippi River (length
2.300 mi./3.705km, ref. US Geologic Survey).The glacial Lake
Itasca covers and area of 1,8 sq.mi. (4.7km²), 1,475ft
(446m) above sea level, maximum dept 35ft (11m), located in
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1833 |
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1834 |
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June 28, Southwest
of Minnesaota became part of Michigan Territory.
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U.S.
Army colonel Albert Lea surveyed a region in Freeborn
County, Minnesota.
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1836 |
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In
Cluse, Savoy born French mathematician and explorer
Joseph Nicollet, surveyed the Lake Itasca area in Clearwater
County, Minnesota.
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July 4, North
and Southwest Minnesota became part of Wisconsin Territory.
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1837 |
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1838 |
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1839 |
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1840 |
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1841 |
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1842 |
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1843 |
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Bloomington
settled, near the Minnesota River in Hennepin County,
Minnesota. Coordinates 44°50'N-93°17'W.
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1844 |
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1845 |
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1846 |
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1847 |
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1848 |
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1849 |
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June 1, Pennsylvania
born lawyer Alexander Ramsey, appointed first Territorial
Governor of Minnesota.
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October 27,
Benton County organized in Minnesota, seat Foley.
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October 27,
Dakota County established in Minnesota, seat Hastings.
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Octover 27
Ramsey County organized in Minnesota, seat Saint Paul.
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October 27,
Wabasha County established in Minnesota, seat Wabasha.
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October 27,
Washington County, organized in Minnesota, seat Stillwater.
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1850 |
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Minnesota population,
6,077 residents.
- Minnesota, Benton County
population, 418 residents.
- Minnesota, Dakota County
population, 584 residents.
- Minnesota, Itasca County
population, 97 residents.
- Minnesota, Kittson County
population, 1,134 residents.
- Minnesota, Mankahta County
population, 158 residents.
- Minnesota, Ramsey County
population, 2,227 residents.
- Minnesota, Wabasha County
population, 243 residents.
- Minnesota, Wahuata County
population, 106 residents.
- Minnesota, Washington
County population, 1,056 residents.
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October 27,
Itasca County established in Minnesota, seat Grand Rapids.
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1851 |
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The Santee
Dakota native Americans, gave up most of their land
in Minnesota.
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September 1,
Cass County established in Minnesota, seat Walker.
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September 1,
Chisago County established in Minnesota, seat Center
City.
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1852 |
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March 6, Hennepin
County established in Minnesota, seat Minneapolis.
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1853 |
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Blue Earth
County established in Minnesota, seat Mankato.
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Fillmore County
established in Minnesota, seat Preston.
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Goodhue County
established in Minnesota, seat Red Wing.
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Hastings (before
Oliver's Grove), laid out on the Vermillion River, seat
of Dakota County in Minnesota. Coordinates 44°44'N-92°51'W.
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Le Sueur County
established in Minnesota, seat Le Center.
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Nicollet County
established in Minnesota, seat Saint Peter.
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Rice County
established in Minnesota, seat Faribault.
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Scott County
estabnlished in Minnesota, seat Shakopee.
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Sibley County
established in Minnesota, seat Gaylord.
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May 15, Willis
Arnold Gorman, appointed governor of Minnesota (1853-April
23, 1857).
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1854 |
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A trading post
established on Minnesota Point in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minnesota, by surveyor George R. Stuntz.
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February 23,
Houston County established in Minnesota, seat Caledonia.
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February 23,
Winona County established in Minnesota, seat Winona.
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1855 |
- A Michigan lumberman,
Edwin Eveleth visited the 'Eveleth' area, later a village
named after him in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
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February 20,
Brown County established in Minnesota, seat New Ulm.
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February 20,
Carver County established in Minnesota, seat Chaska.
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February 20,
Dodge County established in Minnesota, seat Mantorville.
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February 20,
Faribault County established in Minnesota, seat Blue
Earth.
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February 20,
Freeborn County established in Minnesota, seat Albert
Lea.
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February 20,
Mower County established in Minnesota, seat Austin.
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February 20,
Olmsted County established in Minnesota, seat Rochester.
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February 20,
Renville County established in Minnesota, seat Olivia.
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February 20,
St. Louis County established in Minnesota, seat Duluth.
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February 20,
Stearns County established in Minnesota, seat Saint
Cloud.
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February 20,
Steel County established in Minnesota, seat Owatonna.
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February 20,
Todd County established in Minnesota, seat Long Prairie.
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February 20,
Wright County established in Minnesota, seat Buffalo.
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1856 |
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Duluth, laid
out in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Coordinates 46°47'N-92°06'W.
- February 23, Meeker County
established in Minnesota, seat Litchfield.
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February 25,
Morrison County established in Minnesota, seat Little
Falls.
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February 25,
Sherburne County detached from Benton County and established
in Minnesota, seat Elk River.
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March 1, Lake
County established in Minnesota, seat Two Harbors
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March 1, McLeod
County established in Minnesota, seat Glencoe.
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March 1, Pine
County established in Minnesota, seat Pine City.
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1857 |
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Fergus Falls
settled on Otter Tail River, seat of Otter Tail County
in Minnesota. Coordinates 46°17'N-96°04'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Maplewood State Park
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Hastings, incorporated
in Dakota County, Minnesota.
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February 13,
Isanti County established in Minnesota, seat Cambridge.
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February 27,
Waseca County established in Minnesota, seat Waseca.
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April 23, Samuel
Medary, appointed governor of Minnesota (1857-May 24,
1858).
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May 23, Aitkin
County established in Minnesota.
Named after Scottish fur trader
William Aitkin, county seat Aitkin. Cities,
Townships, Places : Aitkin, Ball Bluff,
Davidson, Farm Island, Fleming, Glen, Haugen, Hazelton,
Hill City, Hill Lake, Idun, Jevne, Jewett, Kimberly,
Lakeside, Libby, Logan, Macville, Malmo, McGrath, McGregor,
Millward, Morrison, Nordland, Northeast Aitkin, Northwest
Aitkin, Palisade, Pliny, Rice River, Salo, Seavey, Shamrock,
Southeast Aitkin, Spalding, Spencer, Tamarack, Turner,
Verdon, Wagner, Waukenabo, Wealthwood, White Pine, Workman.
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May 23, Anoka
County formed from Ramsey County in Minnesota, county
seat Anoka. Municipalities
: Andover, Anoka, Bethel, Blaine, Burns,
Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbia Heights, Columbus,
Coon Rapids, East Bethel, Fridley, Hamlake, Hilltop,
Lexington, Lino Lakes, Linwood, Oak Grove, Ramsey, St.
Francis, Spring Lake Park.
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May 23, Carlton
County established in Minnesota, seat Carlton.
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May 23, Cottonwood
County established in Minnesota, seat Windom.
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May 23, Crow
Wing County established in Minnesota, seat Brainerd.
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May 23, Jackson
County established in Minnesota, seat Jackson.
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May 23, Martin
County established in Minnesota, seat Fairmont.
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May 23, Mille
Lacs County established in Minnesota, seat Milaca.
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May 23, Nobles
County established in Minnesota, seat Worthington.
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May 23, Pipestone
County established in Minnesota, seat Pipestone.
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May 23, Rock
County established in Minnesota, seat Luverne.
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1858 |
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May
11, Minnesota MN, 32nd
state entered the Union
Minnesota
Today :
capital St. Paul. Area
86,943 sq.mi.(225.182km²), 12th largest state.
Counties 87 :
Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone,
Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa,
Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow
Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore,
Freeborne, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard,
Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson,
Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods,
Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Mahnomen, Marshall,
Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray,
Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington,
Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood,
Rennville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne,
Sibley, Steams, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse,
Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin,
Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine.
Attractions & Recreation
: Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Big
Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Big Stone Wetland
Management District, Chippewa National Forest, Crane
Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Cut Foot Sioux Visitor
Center, Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District,
Duluth-Superior Harbor, Edge of the Wilderness Scenic
Byway, Fergus Falls Wetland Management District, Grand
Portage National Monument, Hamden Slough National
Wildlife Refuge, Keweenaw Waterway, Lac Qui Parle
Lake, Lake Traverse, Litchfield Wetland Management
District, Mile Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, Minneapolis
Grand Rounds, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge,
Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District, Mississippi
National River & Recreation Area, Mississippi
River Headwaters Lakes Project, Mississippi River
Pools, Morris Wetland Management District, Northern
Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Norway
Beach Visitor Information Center, Orwell Lake, Pipestone
National Monument, Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge,
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Sherburne National
Wildlife Refuge, Superior National Forest, Tamarac
National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Mississippi River
National Wildlife & Fish Refuge, Voyageurs National
Park, Windom Wetland Management District.
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Albert
Lea city founded in Freeborn County, Minnesota. County
seat located on Fountain and Albert Lea lakes. Named
after US Army colonel Albert Lea.
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Bloomington,
became a township in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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Douglas
County established in Minnesota, seat Alexandria.
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Seabury
Divinity School organized in Faribault, Rice County,
Minnesota.
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March
6, Wilkin County established in Minnesota, seat Breckenridge.
- March 13, Kanabec County
established in Minnesota, seat Mora.
- March 18, Becker County
established in Minnesota, seat Detroit Lakes.
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March
18, Otter Tail County established in Minnesota, seat
Fergus Falls.
- March 20, Kandiyohi County
established in Minnesota, seat Willmar.
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May
24, fur trader, Michigan born Henry Hastings Sibley,
became first Minnesota State Governor (1858-January
2, 1860).
- June 11, Wadena County
established in Minnesota, seat Wadena.
- July 20, Polk County
established in Minnesota, seat Crookston.
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1859 |
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Albert
Lea became the seat of Freeborn County in Minnesota.
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For
the second time (1851), Santee Dakota native Americans
gave up most of their land in Minnesota.
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1860 |
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Minnesota population,
172,023 residents.
- Minnesota, Aitkin County
population, 2 residents.
- Minnesota, Anoka County
population, 2.106 residents.
- Minnesota, Becker County
populations, 386 residents.
- Minnesota, Benton County
population, 627 residents.
- Minnesota, Blue Earth
County population, 4.803 residents.
- Minnesota, Breckinridge
County population, 79 residents.
- Minnesota, Brown County
population, 2.339 residents.
- Minnesota, Buchanan County
population, 28 residents.
- Minnesota, Carlton County
population, 51 residents.
- Minnesota, Carver County
population, 5.106 residents.
- Minnesota, Cass County
population, 150 residents.
- Minnesota, Chisago County
population, 1.743 residents.
- Minnesota, Cottonwood
County population, 12 residents.
- Minnesota, Crow Wing
County population, 269 residents.
- Minnesota, Dakota County
population, 9.093 residents.
- Minnesota, Dodge County
population, 3.797 residents.
- Minnesota, Douglas County
population, 197 residents.
- Minnesota, Faribault
County population, 1?335 residents.
- Minnesota, Fillamore
County population, 13,542 residents.
- Minnesota, Freeborn County
population, 3,367 residents.
- Minnesota, Goodhue County
population, 8,977 residents.
- Minnesota, Hennepin County
population, 12,849 residents.
- Minnesota, Houston County
population, 6,645 residents.
- Minnesota, Isanti County
population, 284 residents.
- Minnesota, Itasca County
population, 51 residents.
- Minnesota, Jackson County
population, 181 residents.
- Minnesota, Kanabec County
population, 30 residents.
- Minnesota, Kandiyohi
County population, 76 residents.
- Minnesota, Kittson County
population, 1,612 residents.
- Minnesota, Lake County
population, 248 residents.
- Minnesota, Le Sueur County
population, 5,318 residents.
- Minnesota, McLeod County
population, 1,286 residents.
- Minnesota, Manomin County
population, 136 residents.
- Minnesota, Martin County
population, 151 residents.
- Minnesota, Meeker County
population, 928 residents.
- Minnesota, Mille Lacs
County population, 73 residents.
- Minnesota, Monongalia
County population, 350 residents.
- Minnesota, Morrison County
population, 618 residents.
- Minnesota, Mower County
population, 3,217 residents.
- Minnesota, Murray County
population, 29 residents.
- Minnesota, Nicollet County
population, 3,773 residents.
- Minnesota, Nobles County
population, 35 residents.
- Minnesota, Olmsted County
population, 9,524 residents.
- Minnesota, Ottertail
County population, 240 residents.
- Minnesota, Pierce County
population, 11 residents.
- Minnesota, Pine County
population, 92 residents.
- Minnesota, Polk County
population, 240 residents.
- Minnesota, Ramsey County
population, 12,150 residents.
- Minnesota, Renville County
population, 245 residents.
- Minnesota, Rice County
population, 7,543 residents.
- Minnesota, Rock County
population, 23 residents.
- Minnesota, St. Louis
County population, 406 residents.
- Minnesota, Scott County
population, 4,595 residents.
- Minnesota, Sherburne
County population, 723 residents.
- Minnesota, Sibley County
population, 3,609 residents.
- Minnesota, Stearns County
population, 4,505 residents.
- Minnesota, Steele County
population, 2,863 residents.
- Minnesota, Todd County
population, 430 residents.
- Minnesota, Wabasha County
population, 7,228 residents.
- Minnesota, Waseca County
population, 2,601 residents.
- Minnesota, Washington
County population, 6,123 residents.
- Minnesota, Wilkin County
population, 40 residents.
- Minnesota, Winona County
population, 9,208 residents.
- Minnesota, Wright County
population, 3,729 residents.
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January 2,
Alexander Ramsey, first Territorial Governor, appointed
second Minnesota State Governor.
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February 25,
Watonwan established in Minnesota, seat Saint James.
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| 1861 |
APRIL
- BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
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| 1862 |
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The Dakota
Conflict, U.S. government broke his promises and some
Dakota Native Americans went to war against farmers
and towns in Minnesota.
- February 20, Big Stone
County established in Minnesota, seat Ortonville. Derived
from Big Stone Lake.
- February 20, Chippewa
County established in Minnesota seat Montevideo. Named
for the Chippewa, or Ojibway, Native Americans and the
Chippewa River."Chippewa" is a French corruption
of "Ojibway."
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February 20,
Pope County established in Minnesota, seat Glenwood.
Named in honor of General John Pope who led explorations
of this area.
- February 20, Traverse
County established in Minnesota, seat Wheaton. Named for
Lake Traverse.
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February 20,
Redwood County established in Minnesota, seat Redwood
Falls.
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February 20,
Stevens County established in Minnesota, seat Morris
County.
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March 8, Clay
County established in Minnesota, seat Moorhead.
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| 1863 |
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Iron ore discovered
near Ely in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
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School for
the deaf, established in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota.
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Lac Qui Parle
County established in Minnesota, seat Madison.
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July 10, Henry
Adoniram Swift, elected third governor of Minnesota
(1863-January 11, 1864).
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| 1864 |
Civil
War period
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January 11,
Stephen Miller, elected fourth governor of Minnesota
(1864-January 8, 1866).
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| 1865 |
MAY -
ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR
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1866 |
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January 8,
William Rainey Marshall, elected fifth governor of Minnesota
(1866-January 9, 1870).
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February
28, Beltrami County established in Minnesota, seat Bemidji.
|
1867 |
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LeRoy, platted
in Mower County, Minnesota. Attractions
& Recreation :
Lake Louis State Park, Shooting Star Wild Flower &
Historic Route.
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The Shattuck
School established in Faibault, Rice County, Minnesota.
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May 21, Frances
Densmore, born in Red Wing, Minnesota. Ethnologist,
music of Native American tribes
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1868 |
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March 6, Grant
County established in Minnesota, seat Elbow Lake. Named
in honor of Ulysses S. Grant, later elected president
of the United States.
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1869 |
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1870 |
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Minnesota population,
439,706 residents.
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Chippewa County
established in Minnesota, seat Montevideo.
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Duluth, incorporated
as city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
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Fergus Falls
laid out in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
- Koochiching (present
International Falls) settled by Alexander Baker, seat
of Koochiching County in Minnesota. Coordinates 48°36'N-93°25'W.
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January 9,
Horace Austin elected governor of Minnesota (1870-January
7, 1874).
- February 18, Swift County
established in Minnesota, seat Benson.
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1871 |
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Brainerd created
as a logging camp by the Northern Pacific Railway, along
the Mississippi River. County seat of Crow Wing County
in Minnesota
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Duluth Ship
Canal built, in the Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
- Northern
Pacific Railroad operational in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
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March 6, Lyon
County established in Minnesota, seat Marshall.
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March 6, Yellow Medicine County established in Minnesota,
seat Granite Falls.
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1872 |
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Crookston(The
Crossing), settled on Red Lake River, seat of Polk County,
Minnesota. Coordinates 47°47'N-96°37'W. Named
for Colonel William Crooks, chief engineer of the St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad.
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Faribault incorporated
in Rice County, Minnesota.
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Fergus Falls
incorporated as village in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
|
1873 |
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Pipestone
platted, seat of Pipestone County in Minnesota.
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March
6, Lincoln County established in Minnesota, seat
Ivanhoe
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1874 |
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School for the
blind, established in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota.
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January 7,
Cushman Kellog Davis, elected governor of Minnesota
(1874-January 7, 1876).
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March 9, Cook
County established in Minnesota, seat Grand Marais.
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1875 |
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May 23, Murray
County established in Minnesota, seat Slayton.
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1876 |
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January 7,
John Sargent Pillsbury, elected governor of Minnesota
(1876-January 10, 1882).
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September
7, The Jesse James gang tried to rob the First National
Bank at Northfield, in Dakota-Rice counties, Minnesota.
Six gang members were killed or captured, only Jesse
James and his brother escaped.
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1877 |
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Duluth city,
in St. Louis County, Minnesota, relegated to a village.
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1878 |
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Albert
Lea incorporated as village in
Freeborn County, Minnesota. Coordinates 43°39'N-83°22'W.
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1879 |
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Crookston incorporated
in Polk County, Minnesota.
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School for
the mentally retarded established in Faribault, Rice
County, Minnesota.
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Knife
Falls (present Cloquet) settled on the St. Louis River
in Carlton County, Minnesota.
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February
25, Marshall County established in Minnesota, seat Warren.
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March 9, Kittson
County established in Minnesota, seat Hallock.
|
1880 |
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Minnesota population,
780,773 residents.
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Cloquet incorporated
as village, in Carlton County, Minnesota.
|
1881 |
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Fergus Falls
incorporated as city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
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February 17,
Norman County established in Minnesota, seat Ada.
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August 18,
Stephen Miller, died and buried in Worthington, Minnesota.
Fourth governor of Minnesota (1864-1866).
|
1882 |
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January 10,
Lucius Frederick Hubbard, elected governor of Minnesota
(1882-January 5, 1887).
|
1883 |
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February 26,
Hubbard County established in Minnesota, seat Park Rapids.
|
1884 |
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Ada, incorporated
as a village in Minnesota.
|
1885 |
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Florence (now
Ely) settled on Shagawa Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Coordinates 47°54'N-91°51'W.
Attractions & Recreation : Boundary
Waters Canoe Area, Superior National Forest, Valley
Winter Sports Center.
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January 13,
Schuyler Colfax, died in Mankato, Minnesota. Republican
vice-president under President Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1873).
|
1886 |
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Cloquet
(formerly Knife Falls) platted in Carlton County, Minnesota.
Coordinates 46°43'N-92°28'W.
|
1887 |
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Duluth village,
reincorporated as city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
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Fergus Falls
State Hospital established in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minnesota.
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January 5,
Andrew Ryan McGill, elected governor of Minnesota (1887-January
9, 1889).
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January 27,
William Carl Blegen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Archaeologist and professor of archaeology.
|
1888 |
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Bemidji, established
on Lake Bemidji in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Named
for an Chippewa Native American Chief. Coordinates
47°29'N-94°53'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Lake Bemidji State Park
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Ely incorporated
as village in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
|
1889 |
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January 9,
William Rush Merriam, elected governor of Minnesota
(1889-January 4, 1893).
|
1890 |
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Minnesota population,
1,310,283 residents.
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Ada village,
in Minnesota became a town.
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Albany, incorporated
in Stearns County, Minnesota.
|
1891 |
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Ely incorporated
as city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
- Lake Itasca basin made
a state park, located in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
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February 1,
Pipestone incorporated in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
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February 18,
Henry H. Sibley, the first Minnesota State Governor,
died in St. Paul.
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1892 |
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Eveleth settled
in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Coordinates 47°28'N-92°32'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Leonidas Mine, Superior National Forest
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Iron ore discovered
by David T. Adams in Eveleth, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
|
1893 |
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Eveleth incorporated
as village in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
- Hibbing, laid out and
incorporated in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Coordinates
47°25'N-92°56'W. Named after the timber cruiser
'Frank Hibbing'.
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January 4,
Knute Nelson, elected governor of Minnesota (1893-January
31, 1895).
|
1894 |
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December 31,
Roseau County established in Minnesota, seat Roseau.
|
1895 |
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January 31,
David Marston Clough, elected governor of Minnesota
( 1895-January 2, 1899).
|
1896 |
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Bemidji, incorporated
as a village in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
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January 8,
William Rainey Marshall, died and buried in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Fifth governor of Minnesota (1866-1870).
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September 24,
Scott F. Fitzgerald, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Short
story writer and novelist, works e.g. 'The Great
Gatsby'.
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December 31,
Red Lake County established in Minnesota, seat Red Lake
Falls.
|
1897 |
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October 15,
first issue of the 'Albert Lea Tribune' newspaper,
published in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
|
1898 |
|
1899 |
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January 2,
John Lind, elected governor of Minnesota (1899-January
7, 1901).
|
1900 |
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Minnesota population,
1,751,394 residents.
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April 1, William
Benton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Publisher and
Chairman of 'Encyclopaedia
Britannica'.
|
1901 |
- Koochiching (present
International Falls), incorporated as village in Koochiching
County, Minnesota.
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January 7,
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant, elected governor of Minnesota
(1901-January 4, 1905).
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1902 |
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Eveleth incorporated
as city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
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December 20,
Clearwater County established in Minnesota, seat Bagley.
|
1903 |
- Koochiching renamed International
Falls in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
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April 22, Alexander
Ramsey, died and buried in St. Paul, Ramsey County,
Minnesota. Second governor of Minnesota (1860-1863).
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1904 |
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Cloquet
incorporated as city, in Carlton County, Minnesota.
|
1905 |
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Bemidji,
incorporated as a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
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January
4, John Albert Johnson, elected governor of Minnesota
(1905-September 21, 1909).
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1906 |
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December 19,
Koochiching County established in Minnesota, seat International
Falls.
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December 27,
Mahnomen County established in Minnesota, seat Mahnomen.
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September 17,
Earl Warren Burger, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. United
States Chief Justice.
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1908 |
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Ada
town, incorporated as city in Minnesota.
50
YEARS AFTER MINNESOTA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION |
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1808-1908 AITKIN
COUNTY Timeline
3 Topics
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Aitkin County established in Minnesota,
seat Aitkin. Area 1,819
sq.mi. (4.711km²).
Cities (6) : Aitkin,
Hill City, McGrath, McGregor, Palisade, Tamarack
Townships (40) : Aitkin,
Ball Bluff, Balsam, Beaver, Clark, Cornish, Farm Island,
Fleming, Glen, Haugen, Hazelton, Hill Lake, Idun, Jevne,
Kimberly, Lakeside, Lee, Libby, Logan, Macville, Malmo,
McGregor, Millward, Morrison, Nordland, Pliny, Rice River,
Salo, Seavey, Shamrock, Spalding, Spencer, Turner, Verdon,
Wagner, Waukenabo, Wealthwood, White Pine, Williams, Workman
Places (10) :
Davidson, East Lake, Haypoint, Jewett, Lawler, Minnewana,
Northeast Aitkin, Northwest Aitkin, Sheshebee, Swatara
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May 23, Aitkin
County established in Minnesota, seat Aitkin. Named
after Scottish fur trader William Aitkin.
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Minnesota,
Aitkin County population, 2 residents.
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Northern
Pacific Railroad operational in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
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1808-1908 DAKOTA
COUNTY Timeline
3 Topics
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Dakota County
established in Minnesota, seat Hastings.
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Hastings (before
Oliver's Grove), laid out on the Vermillion River, seat
of Dakota County in Minnesota. Coordinates 44°44'N-92°51'W.
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Hastings, incorporated
in Dakota County, Minnesota.
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1808-1908
FREEBORN
COUNTY Timeline 5
Topics
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U.S.
Army colonel Albert Lea surveyed a region in Freeborn
County, Minnesota.
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Albert
Lea city founded in Freeborn County, Minnesota. County
seat located on Fountain and Albert Lea lakes. Named
after US Army colonel Albert Lea.
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Albert
Lea became the seat of Freeborn County in Minnesota.
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Albert
Lea incorporated as village in
Freeborn County, Minnesota. Coordinates 43°39'N-83°22'W.
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October 15,
first issue of the 'Albert Lea Tribune' newspaper,
published in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
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1808-1908
KOOCHICHING
COUNTY Timeline 3
Topics
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Koochiching
County organized in 1906, seat International Falls. Area 3,102
sq.mi. (8.034 km²). Cities/Townships/Places
: Ardenhurst, Bergville,
Big Falls, Birchdale, Black River, Dora Lake, Forest Grove,
Gemmell, Grand Falls, Grattan, Happyland, Indus, International
Falls, Kabetogama, Kinghurst, Lindford, Littlefork,
Loman, Manitou, Margie, Mizpah, Mozeppa, Nett River, Nore,
Northome, Ranier, Ray, Shooks, South International Falls,
Wildwood.
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Koochiching
(present International Falls) settled by Alexander Baker,
seat of Koochiching County in Minnesota. Coordinates 48°36'N-93°25'W.
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Koochiching
(present International Falls), incorporated as village
in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
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Falls in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
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1808-1908 ST.
LOUIS COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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Hibbing,
laid out and incorporated in St. Louis County, MN. Coordinates
47°25'N-92°56'W. Named after the timber cruiser
'Frank Hibbing'.
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MINNESOTA
STATISTICS - COUNTY AREA
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16.125km²
- MN St. Louis, largest county in
Minnesota |
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8.034km²
- MN Koochiching |
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6.902km²
- MN Itasca |
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6.488km²
- MN Beltrami |
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5.436km²
- MN Lake |
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5.227km²
- MN Cass |
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5.128km²
- MN Otter Tail |
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5.102km²
- MN Polk |
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4.711km²
- MN Aitkin |
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4.589km²
- MN Marshall |
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4.307km²
- MN Roseau |
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3.758km²
- MN Cook |
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3.654km²
- MN Pine |
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3.483km²
- MN Stearns |
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3.393km²
- MN Becker |
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3.359km²
- MN Lake Of The Wood |
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2.911km²
- MN Morrison |
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2.841km²
- MN Kittson |
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2.706km²
- MN Clay |
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2.582km²
- MN Crow Wing |
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2.577km²
- MN Clearwater |
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2.546km²
- MN Renville |
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2.440km²
- MN Todd |
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2.391km²
- MN Hubbard |
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2.279km²
- MN Redwood |
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2.269km²
- MN Norman |
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2.230km²
- MN Fillmore |
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2.227km²
- MN Carlton |
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2.062km²
- MN Kandiyohi |
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1.981km²
- MN Lac Qui Parle |
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1.966km²
- MN Goodhue |
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1.963km²
- MN Yellow Medicine |
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1.948km²
- MN Blue Earth - MN Wilkin |
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1.927km²
- MN Swift |
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1.854km²
- MN Nobles |
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1.849km²
- MN Faribault - MN Lyon |
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1.844km²
- MN Mower |
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1.836km²
- MN Martin |
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1.833km²
- MN Freeborn |
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1.823km²
- MN Murray |
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1.818km²
- MN Jackson |
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1.735km²
- MN Pope |
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1.712km²
- MN Wright |
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1.691km²
- MN Olmsted |
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1.658km²
- MN Cottonwood |
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1.642km²
- MN Douglas |
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1.621km²
- MN Winona |
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1.598km²
- MN Pennington |
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1.582km²
- MN Brown |
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1.577km²
- MN Meeker |
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1.525km²
- MN Sibley |
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1.510km²
- MN Chippewa |
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1.487km²
- MN Mille Lacs - MN Traverse |
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1.476km²
- MN Dakota |
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1.456km²
- MN Stevens |
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1.445km²
- MN Houston |
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1.443km²
- MN Hennepin |
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1.440km²
- MN Mahnomen |
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1.414km²
- MN Grant |
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1.391km²
- MN Lincoln |
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1.388km²
- MN Wadena |
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1.360km²
- MN Kannabec - MN Wabasha |
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1.290km²
- MN Rice |
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1.287km²
- MN Big Stone |
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1.274km²
- MN McLeod |
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1.251km²
- MN Rock |
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1.207km²
- MN Pipestone |
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1.171km²
- MN Nicollet |
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1.160km²
- MN Le Sueur |
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1.140km²
- MN Dodge |
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1.137km²
- MN Isanti |
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1.132km²
- MN Sherburne |
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1.124km²
- MN Watonwan |
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1.189km²
- MN Red Lake |
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1.114km²
- MN Steele |
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1.098km²
- MN Anoka |
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1.096km²
- MN Waseca |
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1.083km²
- MN Chisago |
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1.057km²
- MN Benton |
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1.015km²
- MN Washington |
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925km²
- MN Carver - MN Scott |
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404km²
- MN Ramsey, smallest county in
Minnesota |
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MINNESOTA
STATISTICS - COUNTY CREATION
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13 counties
created : Brown, February 20 - Carver, February 20 - Dodge,
February 20 - Feribault, February 20 - Freeborn, February
20 - Mower, February 20 - Olmsted, February 20 - Renville,
February 20 - St. Louis, February 20 - Stearns, February 20
- Steele, February 20 - Todd, February 20 - Wright, February
20. |
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13 counties
created : Aitkin, May 23 - Anoka, May 23 - Carlton, May
23 - Cottonwood, May 23 - Crow Wing, May 23 - Isanti, February
13 - Jackson, May 23 - Martin, May 23 - Mille Lacs, May 23
- Nobles, May 23 - Pipestone, May 23 - Rock, May 23 - Waseca,
February 27. |
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8 counties
created : Blue Earth, March 5 - Fillmore, March 5 - Goodhue,
March 5 - Le Sueur, March 5 - Nicollet, March 5 - Rice, March
5 - Scott, March 5 - Sibley, March 5 |
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8 counties
created : Becker, March 18 - Douglas, March 8 - Kanabec,
March 13 - Kandiyohi, March 20 - Otter Tail, March 18 - Polk,
July 20 - Wadena, June 11 - Wilkin, March 6. |
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7 counties
created : Big Stone, February 20 - Chippewa, February
20 - Clay County, March 8 - Pope, February 20 - Redwood, February
6 - Stevens, February 20 - Traverse, February 20.
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6
counties created : Lake, March 1 - McLeod, March 1 - Meeker,
February 23 - Morrison, February 25 - Pine, March 1 - Sherburne,
February 25. |
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5 counties
created : Benton, October 27 - Dakota, October 27 - Ramsey,
October 27 - Wabasha, October 27 - Washington, October 27.
First counties created in Minnesota.
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2 counties
created : Cass, September 1 - Chisago, September 1
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2 counties
created : Houston, February 23 - Winona, February 23
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2 counties
created : Lyon, March 6 - Yellow Medicine, March
6 |
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2 counties
created : Kittson, March 9 - Marshall, February 25
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2 counties
created : Koochiching, December 19 - Mahnomen, December
27 |
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1 county
created : Itasca, October 27 |
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1 county
created : Hennepin, March 6 |
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1 county
created : Watonwan, February 25 |
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1 county
created : Beltrami, February 28 |
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1 county
created : Grant, March 6 |
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1 county
created : Swift, February 18 |
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1 county
created : Lincoln, March 6 |
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1 county
created : Cook, March 9 |
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1 county
created : Murray, May 23 |
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1 county
created : Norman, February 17 |
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1 county
created : Hubbard, February 26 |
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1 county
created : Roseau, December 31 |
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1 county
created : Red Lake, December 24 |
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1 county
created : Clearwater, December 20 |
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1 county
created : Pennington, November 23 |
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1 county
created : Lake of The Wood, January 1 |
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- 57
(66%) counties created out of 87
: From 1808, before Minnesota's admittance
to the Union on May 11, 1858. |
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- 30
(34%) counties created out of 87 : From 1808 to 1908, 50 years
after Minnesota's admittance to the Union. |
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- 13
(15%) out of 87, highest number of counties created in Minnesota |
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CELEBRITIES
BORN IN MINNESOTA
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1982 |
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