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The following list of Minnesota companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Minnesota. Notable firms
Fleet Farm (formerly Mills Fleet Farm) is an American retail chain of 53 stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin , the company has a main distribution center in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin , with a buying/support office and warehouse in Appleton.
Rochester: Tudor Revival estate built 1917–1924 for pivotal Mayo Clinic doctor and architect Henry Stanley Plummer (1874–1936). [21] Also a contributing property to the Pill Hill Residential Historic District. [19] Now a city park and event center. [22] 18: Rochester Armory: Rochester Armory: December 2, 1980 : 121 North Broadway
Ragú may be the most internationally famous, but many iconic food businesses got their start in Rochester. See how many you know. Iconic food businesses with Rochester roots.
A post office called Wheaton has been in operation since 1884. [6] Wheaton was designated county seat in 1886. [7] The city was named for Daniel Thompson Wheaton, a railroad surveyor. [7] One property in the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Wheaton Depot, built circa 1906. [8]
The George Stoppel Farmstead is a pioneer farm located just outside the western city limits of Rochester, Minnesota, United States. The farmstead is owned and operated by the History Center of Olmsted County. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Apache Mall opened on October 16, 1969, on a 99-acre plot of former farmland purchased from George Baihly. [4] [5] The original anchors were JCPenney and Montgomery Ward.By the mid-1960s, southwest Rochester had grown significantly, with the extension of U.S. Route 52 past U.S. Route 14 (which had been the highway's termination point for a few years).
In 1929 the Rices bought a 152-acre (0.62 km 2) farm located south of Wheaton which became named Danada Farm. [2] Their house was located across from the farm and later was named Danada House which now is a museum and a place for social functions. It can house about 150 people for a party. Mrs. Rice was known to throw lavish parties at the house.