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Pages in category "People from Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The refuge contains 11,521 acres (46.62 km 2): 1,028 acres in Big Stone County and 10,493 acres (42.46 km 2) in Lac qui Parle County. The refuge is located in Minnesota's 7th congressional district. The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The refuge's ...
The cemetery was used until 1884 [5] and the church (Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church) is still active today. [6] The first election of the area was held in the house of William Mills, which elected county officials despite the fact that a county representing the area had not been formed yet. Lac qui Parle County would not be legally created until ...
The Lac qui Parle County Fair , known for decades as the "Little Minnesota State Fair," is set to celebrate its 150th year ... Sep. 2—MADISON — While for many the Minnesota State Fair is the ...
Lac qui Parle County is on the west side of Minnesota. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of South Dakota.The Minnesota River flows southeastward along the county's NE border, creating Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle Reservoir [12] The Minnesota River flow is augmented by Yellow Bank River near the county's north corner, and by Lac qui Parle River near the county's east border.
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]
Pages in category "Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Lac qui Parle is a lake located in western Minnesota, United States, which was widened by the damming of the Minnesota River. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. It was reconstructed in 1996. "Lac qui Parle" is a French translation of the native Dakota name, "Mde Lyedan", meaning "lake which speaks". [1] [2] [3]