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The county seat was established at Lac qui Parle village. In 1884 a settlement was platted at the railway stop in Madison Township (named for Madison, Wisconsin). The settlement, also named Madison, was incorporated in 1885, and in 1889 the county government was moved from Lac qui Parle village to this new town, which incorporated as a city in ...
Lac qui Parle County: 073: Madison: 1871: Redwood County: French phrase meaning "lake which talks". 6,630: 764.87 sq mi (1,981 km 2) Lake County: 075: Two Harbors: 1856: Itasca County: Lake Superior, which forms one of its edges 10,855: 2,099.16 sq mi (5,437 km 2) Lake of the Woods County: 077: Baudette: 1923: Beltrami County: Lake of the Woods ...
Off County Highway 33 at the southeastern end of Lac qui Parle 45°01′17″N 95°53′11″W / 45.021389°N 95.886389°W / 45.021389; -95.886389 ( Lac qui Parle State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic
The Lac qui Parle County Fair , known for decades as the "Little Minnesota State Fair," is set to celebrate its 150th year ... Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Dec. 2—ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Land Exchange Board, over the opposition of Lac qui Parle County, approved the sale of 80 acres of land to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for ...
Lac qui Parle (/ ˌ l æ k k iː ˈ p ɑːr l / LAK kee PARL) [2] is an unincorporated community in Lac qui Parle Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. [1] Lac qui Parle Village is the county's first permanently settled community, starting in 1868. [3] During the Dakota war of 1862, the community was vacated. [3]
Jacobson was successful, and on May 21, 1889, Madison was officially approved as the county seat of Lac qui Parle County. [1] New Lac qui Parle County Courthouse, built in 1899. A new county courthouse was built in 1899, [2] which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] On June 21, 1899, a cornerstone-laying ceremony ...
The old county was created when it was split off from Pierce County in 1862. It was deorganized in 1868, and absorbed into what now are parts of Stevens, Swift, and Chippewa counties. Contemporary Lac qui Parle County, located on the south side of the Minnesota River and established in 1871, now bears this name.