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Gibbon, Minnesota. 32 languages ... 1,125.19/sq mi (434.63/km 2) Time zone: UTC-6 (Central ... Gibbon is the district office and elementary school home of GFW ISD ...
Through the Catholic press, he encouraged Catholics from eastern cities to come to Minnesota, and he used his personal wealth to buy land near Adrian to sell to the new arrivals. In 1877, he bought 20,000 acres (81 km 2 ) of land; seven months later he made an additional purchase of 35,000 acres (140 km 2 ).
Fernando C. Beaman, former U.S. Congressman; lived in Adrian and was mayor in 1856 [10] Jerome B. Chaffee, U.S. Senator from Colorado; lived in Adrian where he was a teacher and local businessman [11] Thomas M. Cooley, 25th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court; lived in Adrian [12] Charles Croswell, 17th Governor of Michigan; lived in ...
Adrian, Michigan – Roman Emperor Hadrian [9] Adrian, Minnesota – Mrs. Adrian Iselin (mother of Adrian C. Iselin, a director of the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad Company) Aguilar, Colorado – José Ramón Aguilar (cattleman and pioneer) Aiken, South Carolina – William Aiken Jr. (governor of South Carolina) [7]
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Adrian, Minnesota. Pages in category "People from Adrian, Minnesota" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The church's congregation continues to serve the Lutheran community of Adrian, but on July 8, 2007 moved to a new location at 3448 North Adrian Highway , 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the old church. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The older church building was sold to the Reformed Baptist Church of Lenawee, which began using the church in late 2007 and continues to ...
Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838. [20] The Croswell Opera House is the oldest theater in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981.
Gibbon Village Hall is a former municipal hall in Gibbon, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1895 with medieval-themed Romanesque Revival architecture . [ 3 ] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the theme of architecture. [ 2 ]