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Col. McChord, (1881–1937), rated as a junior military aviator in 1918, died while trying to force-land his Northrop A-17 near Maidens, Virginia. At the time of his death, he was Chief of the Training and Operations Division in HQ Army Air Corps. Tacoma Field was renamed McChord Field, 17 December 1937. [9]
Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. [3] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.
May 7, 1973 (21 mi (34 km) north of Park Rapids off U.S. Route 71: Park Rapids: Minnesota's oldest state park, established in 1891. Also significant for its extensive archaeological resources, association with the quest for the Mississippi River headwaters, pioneer sites, and 72 park facilities built 1905–1942 noted for their rustic log construction and association with early park development.
The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, tree-covered and dotted with lakes and ponds. [8] The terrain slopes to the west and north. Its highest point is a hill 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Wolf Lake, the site of the USFS Wolf Lake lookout tower, at 1,861 ft (567 m) ASL. [9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.2 square miles (75.5 km 2), of which 21.3 square miles (55.1 km 2) is land and 7.9 square miles (20.4 km 2), or 27.00%, is water. [1] The southern half of the city of Detroit Lakes is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.
Minnesota State Highway 34 (MN 34) is a 103.163-mile-long (166.025 km) highway in west-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 (near Interstate 94/US Highway 52) in Barnesville and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 200 and 371 in Walker.
Minnesota Vikings season ticket-holders were offered an opportunity to buy tickets at Detroit's Ford Field for the Week 18 matchup with the Detroit Lions. The seats were purchased on the secondary ...
Detroit Lake is a lake, locally known as Big Detroit and Little Detroit, has two distinct basins that are separated by a shallow gravel bar. At 3,067 acres, Detroit Lake is the largest lake within the Pelican River Watershed District and lies entirely within the city of Detroit Lakes , Minnesota municipal boundaries.