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Immigration to Minnesota began after the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux opened the land for white settlement [107] in a land grab described as "pell mell". [108] In the 1850s, settlers moving onto Minnesota lands formerly inhabited by Native Americans created a population explosion of 2,831% (by far the nation's fastest). [ 109 ]
When the Minnesota Territory was established in 1848 the Native American settlements in the territory still rivaled the American settlements in size. According to some scholars, the Mandan/Hidatsa village of Like-a-Fishhook in what is now North Dakota, with a population of 700, was the largest settlement in the Minnesota Territory. [89]
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 ...
Hennepin County. Father Louis Hennepin was the first European explorer to visit and name Saint Anthony Falls, the tallest waterfall on the Mississippi River, in 1680.While the falls were familiar to the Ojibwe and Sioux Indians who lived in the area, Father Hennepin spread word of the falls when he returned to France in 1683.
Octagonal summer cottage built for a lake resort in 1889, Minnesota's only surviving example of the octagon house fad applied to a rental property and the best representative of the short-lived resort's facilities. [6] 4: District No. 48 School: District No. 48 School
1852 house expanded in 1870, associated with local settlement through its succession of notable early owners, and Anoka's best-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. [17] 14: Sparre Barn: Sparre Barn: January 10, 1980 : 20071 Nowthen Blvd.
A portion of the community is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Vasa Historic District.Vasa was established in 1853 by Swedish immigrant farmers. . While its population declined significantly in the twentieth century, the architecture and landscape of the district is well-preserved and its National Register nomination described it as "the most intact... of the original ...
Well-preserved mound site with 111 visible and subsurface mounds built 500 BCE–1853 CE; significant in Mdewakanton tradition and culture and in Minnesota archaeology. Partly a contributing property to the Shakopee Historic District. [24] 19: Herman Schroeder House and Livery: Herman Schroeder House and Livery: January 19, 2023