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  2. List of counties in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), first governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853) 536,075: 155.78 sq mi (403 km 2) Red Lake County: 125: Red Lake Falls: 1896: Polk County: Red Lake River, a river that flows through Minnesota. 3,911: 432.43 sq mi (1,120 km 2) Redwood County: 127: Redwood Falls: 1862: Brown County: Redwood River, a river that ...

  3. Treaty of Traverse des Sioux - Wikipedia

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    In this land cession treaty, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Dakota bands sold 21 million acres of land in present-day Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota to the U.S. for $1,665,000. [1] [2] The treaty was instigated by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota Territory, and Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.

  4. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    The claimed homestead could include the same land which they had previously filed a preemption claim (on up to 160 acres at $1.25 per acre, or up to 80 acres of subdivided and surveyed land at $2.50 per acre), and they could expand their current ownership to contiguous adjacent land up to 160 acres total.

  5. List of Minnesota state forests - Wikipedia

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    703,336 acres (2,846.30 km 2) Established in 1933, named for Italian Explorer Giacomo Beltrami. Big Fork: Itasca, Koochiching: 127,929 acres (517.71 km 2) Established in 1963, the "Lost 40" and the largest red pine in the state of Minnesota are located within the forest. Birch Lakes: Stearns: 710 acres (2.9 km 2)

  6. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    In 1902, Minnesota's Forest Commissioner Christopher C. Andrews persuaded the state to reserve 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) of land near the BWCAW from being sold to loggers. In 1905 he visited the area on a canoe trip and was impressed by the area's natural beauty. He was able to save another 141,000 acres (57,000 ha) from being sold for ...

  7. Geography of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    The state's nickname, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, is no exaggeration; there are 11,842 lakes ten or more acres in size. [11] The Minnesota portion of Lake Superior is the largest at 962,700 acres (3,896 km 2) and deepest (at 1,290 ft (390 m), 393 m) body of water in the state. [11]

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