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Hartbeespoort, informally known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and ...
The Minnesota Valley Canning Company sold cream style corn and then peas before becoming Green Giant in 1950. [155] Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) was founded in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota, and was later moved to Duluth, Saint Paul, and then Maplewood. The founders of 3M got their start by manufacturing sandpaper.
Map of Minnesota Territory (1849–1858) Before 1856 there was minimal discussion of statehood within Minnesota. However, as discussion of a potential transcontinental railroad in the U.S. became serious, leaders in Minnesota recognized that a territory was in a weak position to lobby for this economic opportunity. [139]
A map of Minnesota Territory 1849–1858. When Europeans arrived in North America, ... The nonprofit Mayo Clinic, which was founded in 1864 in Rochester, ...
Brits was founded in 1924 on the farm Roode Kopjes (Red Hills) and was named after the owner, Johannes Nicolaas Brits. The armistice treaty for the Transvaal civil war was signed in 1864 beneath a karee tree just to the south of Brits.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of sites in Minnesota which are included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,700 properties and historic districts listed on the NRHP; each of Minnesota's 87 counties has at least 2 listings. Twenty-two ...
Pierre Bottineau, 1855 Bottineau's 1854 house, preserved in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Pierre Bottineau (January 1, 1817 – July 26, 1895) was a Minnesota frontiersman. [1] Known as the "Kit Carson of the Northwest," he was an integral part of the history and development of Minnesota and North Dakota. He was an accomplished surveyor and his many ...
Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097. [1] Its county seat is Faribault. [2]