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The John P. Furber House is a historic house in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States, built in 1871, the same year Furber officially platted the 20-year-old settlement. . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for having local significance in the theme of community planning and development
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]
Fort Snelling played a pivotal role in Minnesota's history and in the development of nearby Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources.
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
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.
The Ezra Abbott House is a historic house in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States.It was built around 1860 for Ezra Abbott (1805–1876), an influential early settler of Owatonna. [2]
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 ...
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.