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Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. / 45.19861°N 92.76972°W / 45.19861; -92.76972. Marine on St. Croix or Marine on Saint Croix [2] ( / məˈriːn ɒn ˈseɪnt ˈkrɔɪ / mə-REEN on SAYNT KROY) [4] is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census. [5] It was founded in 1839 as Marine Mills.
The O'Brien Observatory (OBO) is an astronomical observatory in the city of Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, United States, about 35 kilometers (22 mi) northeast of Minneapolis. The observatory is owned and operated by the University of Minnesota and opened in 1968. It has one telescope, a 0.76-meter (30 in) Cassegrain reflector capable of ...
The Marine Mill, established in 1839, was the first commercial sawmill in what became the U.S. state of Minnesota. Now in ruins, it is currently a historic site managed by the city of Marine on St. Croix in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Marine Mill Site in ...
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. William O'Brien State Park is a 1,520-acre (6.2 km 2) state park of Minnesota, USA, along the St. Croix River. Its hiking trails traverse rolling glacial moraine, riparian zones, restored oak savanna, wooded areas and bogs. It is a popular place for birdwatching, picnics, camping, cross-country skiing ...
Researchers visit the vault to take advantage of the collection, but it is not open to regular museum visitors except during special events. St. Croix Watershed Research Station. The St. Croix Watershed Research Station, in Marine-on-St. Croix, Minnesota, is part of the Science Museum’s Center for Research and Collections. [10]
Designated NRHP. November 13, 1966. The St. Croix Boom Site is a historic and scenic wayside on the St. Croix River in Stillwater Township, Minnesota, United States. It commemorates the location of a critical log boom where, from 1856 to 1914, timber from upriver was sorted and stored before being dispatched to sawmills downstream.
Coordinates: 45°10′21″N 92°49′55″W. The owl feather sign welcomes thousands of visitors each year. The Lee and Rose Warner Nature Center (WNC) was an outdoor education facility with a focus on natural history. It is located in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, northern Washington County about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of St. Paul ...
Biography. The Samuel Burkleo House, a contributing property to the Marine on St. Croix historic district. Burkleo was born in Kent County, Delaware, on March 31, 1800. He settled along the St. Croix River around 1839 and was one of the original proprietors of the Marine Lumber Company. He then moved to Stillwater and became a merchant.