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The county seat was established at Lac qui Parle village. In 1884 a settlement was platted at the railway stop in Madison Township (named for Madison, Wisconsin). The settlement, also named Madison, was incorporated in 1885, and in 1889 the county government was moved from Lac qui Parle village to this new town, which incorporated as a city in ...
Location of Lac qui Parle County in Minnesota. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The locations of National ...
The refuge contains 11,521 acres (46.62 km 2): 1,028 acres in Big Stone County and 10,493 acres (42.46 km 2) in Lac qui Parle County. The refuge is located in Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The refuge's ...
Lac qui Parle is a lake located in western Minnesota, United States, which was widened by the damming of the Minnesota River. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. It was reconstructed in 1996. "Lac qui Parle" is a French translation of the native Dakota name, "Mde Lyedan", meaning "lake which speaks". [1] [2] [3]
Lac qui Parle (/ ˌ l æ k k iː ˈ p ɑːr l / LAK kee PARL) [2] is an unincorporated community in Lac qui Parle Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. [1] Lac qui Parle Village is the county's first permanently settled community, starting in 1868. [3] During the Dakota war of 1862, the community was vacated. [3]
Camp Release State Monument is located on the edge of Montevideo, Minnesota, United States, just off Highway 212 in Lac qui Parle County, in the 6-acre Camp Release State Memorial Wayside. [2] The Camp Release Monument stands as a reminder of Minnesota 's early state history.
After the establishment of Lac qui Parle County in 1871 by the Minnesota Legislature, a dispute over the county seat almost immediately erupted between Williamsburg (now a ghost town) and Lac qui Parle Village. In 1872, Lac qui Parle Village was declared to be the county seat. [1] The county board met in the hotel and post office building of ...
Marietta is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States on Minnesota State Highway 40 near the South Dakota border. The population was 162 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ]