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Northeast is a defined community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis that is composed of 13 smaller neighborhoods whose street addresses end in "NE". Unofficially it also includes the neighborhoods of the University community which have "NE" addresses, and the entirety of the Old Saint Anthony business district, which sits on the dividing line of "NE" and "SE" addresses.
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
Map of the Arrowhead Region. The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape.The predominantly rural region encompasses 10,635.26 square miles (27,545.2 km 2) of land area and includes Carlton, Cook, Lake and Saint Louis counties.
Map of Minnesota bedrock by age. Shaded relief image: Superior Upland in the northeast, the flat Red River Valley in the northwest, Central Minnesota's irregular landscape, the Coteau des Prairies and Minnesota River in the southwest, and the southeast's dissected Driftless Area along the Mississippi River below its confluences with the Minnesota and St. Croix in East Central Minnesota
Superior National Forest was created from all federally owned land in northeastern Minnesota in 1909 by President Theodore Roosevelt. [213] With sawmills shutting down and property owners falling behind on taxes during the Great Depression, the federal government purchased more land to add to the Superior National Forest. [ 214 ]
An early Minnesota history book included a letter from one of Bowman's cousins, which described the editor coming up with the name during a horseback ride from St. Anthony to Marine Mills.
A Popular History of Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87351-532-3. A Popular History of Minnesota. Robinson, Doane (1904). A History of the Dakota or Sioux Indians. Vol. 2. South Dakota State Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-217-34024-3. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St.
The Mesabi Iron Range is a mining district and mountain range in northeastern Minnesota following an elongate trend containing large deposits of iron ore. It is the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. First described in 1866, it is the chief iron ore mining district in the United ...