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FIPS code. 27-05212 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2394138 [2] Website. www.bensonmn.org. Benson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat.
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic church building in Benson, Minnesota, United States. It is Benson's oldest church, built in 1879 as part of the Episcopal Church 's ambitious expansion into western Minnesota under Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple. [2] Back of church building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 ...
Website. Benson High School. Benson High School is a public high school located in Benson, Minnesota. The school educates about 400 students in grades 6 to 12 in the Benson Public Schools District. Others schools in Benson include Northside Elementary School (PK-5).
History. Swift County is in west central Minnesota and consists of 757 square miles (2,000 km 2) with three tiers of seven townships each. It was established on February 18, 1870, and named for Henry Adoniram Swift, the third governor of Minnesota (1863–64). The Indians had grievances against the government, including delays in sending ...
The Minnesota History Center is a museum and library that serves as the headquarters of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is near downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota History Center is on Kellogg Boulevard, between the Mississippi River and the Minnesota State Capitol. [1] Before this building was built in 1992, the Minnesota ...
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Website. www.mnhs.org. The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the territorial legislature in 1849, almost a decade before statehood. The Society is named in the Minnesota ...
The Blue Earth County History Center is a museum library and archives owned and operated by the Blue Earth County Historical Society. It is a repository of photographs, printed materials and artifacts related to the history of the south central Minnesota county of Blue Earth. The History Center offers interactive exhibits for children ...
85001753 [1] Designated. August 15, 1985. The Church of St. Francis Xavier (St. Francis for short) is a Roman Catholic church in Benson, Minnesota, United States. The parish was founded in 1881 and its current building was designed by architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray and constructed in 1917. [2] St.