Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
When Minnesota was organized as a state, 57 of the present 87 counties were established. The last county to be created was Lake of the Woods County in 1923. [2] The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota.
The Indian Mounds Park "Airway" Beacon. Adjacent to the mounds is a 110-foot-high (34 m) airway beacon built in 1929 as part of a national network to aid pilots delivering airmail. [10] The Indian Mounds Park "Airway" Beacon, as it is officially known, helped mark the route between Saint Paul and Chicago.
Minnesota, showing major roads, railroads, and bodies of water. The U.S. State of Minnesota is the northernmost state outside Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th parallel north. Minnesota is in the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest in
Freeborn County was created on February 20, 1855, the territory being separated from Blue Earth and Rice Counties. Twelve other Minnesota counties were created the same day by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature. [4] Freeborn County was named for William Freeborn, an early Minnesota pioneer, merchant, and territorial legislator. [5]
Blue Earth County is a county in the state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,112. [2] Its county seat is Mankato. [3] The county is named for the Blue Earth River and for the deposits of blue-green clay once evident along the banks of the Blue Earth River.
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States: Township 107 North, Range 27 West, Fifth Meridian, 22,819 Acres.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km 2), of which 35.1 square miles (90.9 km 2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km 2), or 1.66%, is water.
Redwood County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census the population was 15,425. [1] Its county seat is Redwood Falls, along the Redwood River near its confluence with the Minnesota River.
Benton County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census , the population was 41,379. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Foley .