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The last known burial at Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery took place in 1999. Though the cemetery is located in the middle of a busy, heavily trafficked neighborhood, the grounds are quiet. The low headstones, many unmarked graves, and tall trees give the place an open and park-like feel. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places ...
This is a list of lakes of Minnesota. Although promoted as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", Minnesota has 11,842 lakes of 10 acres (4.05 ha) or more. [1] The 1968 state survey found 15,291 lake basins, of which 3,257 were dry. [2] If all basins over 2.5 acres were counted, Minnesota would have 21,871 lakes. [3]
This list of cemeteries in Minnesota includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Lake Shetek State Park occupies 1,109 acres (449 ha) on the east shore of Lake Shetek in northeastern Murray County, 4 miles (6.4 km) outside the town of Currie. [5] The park is about 13 miles (21 km) equidistant from both Tracy to the north and Slayton to the southwest, and 33 miles (53 km) southeast of the city of Marshall.
Mountain Lake Township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km 2), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2), or 0.17%, is water. [ 6 ] It derives its name from the (now drained) lake of the same name which existed within its borders.
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, tree-covered and dotted with lakes and ponds. [8] The terrain slopes to the west and north. Its highest point is a hill 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Wolf Lake, the site of the USFS Wolf Lake lookout tower, at 1,861 ft (567 m) ASL. [9]
This burial mound group includes the tallest mounds constructed by people Indigenous to Minnesota and Wisconsin (except for the unique 45-foot (14 m) Grand Mound outside International Falls, Minnesota). [5] Indian Mounds Regional Park is a component of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park System.
Balsam Lake was named for the balsam fir trees in its vicinity. [2] The lake is composed of four primary sections or bays: the East Bay, Main Bay, West Bay, and Munson Bay (North). Balsam Lake is connected to six other lakes and a small unnamed lake (or 'pughole') via small streams and creeks: Cutaway Lake, Haskell Lake, Hendrichs Lake ...