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Montevideo (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ v ɪ d i oʊ / MON-tə-VID-ee-oh) [6] is a city and the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2020 census. [3] The area around Montevideo was populated by Native Americans and fur traders during the first half of the 19th Century.
Daniel S. Wilkins was the first settler to arrive in 1865, and he laid out Chippewa City in autumn 1868. Wilkins's cabin there was the location of the first county commissioners' meeting. George W. Frink arrived in Chippewa County in 1867 and made claim to land on the east side of the Chippewa River, where he built a log house in Montevideo.
The Swensson Farm Museum is a historic farmstead located in Chippewa County, Minnesota, six miles (10 km) east of Montevideo.Established by Norwegian immigrants Olof and Ingeborg Swensson in the 1880s, the farmstead today serves as open-air museum operated by the Chippewa County Historical Society showcasing pioneer life and Swedish-American heritage.
KDMA (1460 kHz) is an American AM radio station licensed to serve the community of Montevideo, Minnesota. The station is a traditional "full service" AM radio station, meaning the programming is locally produced and has a local focus. Iowa City Broadcasting Company acquired the station in 1997 from Eagle Broadcasting Corporation.
Deja Denise Padilla, 21, of Montevideo , was sentenced to 84 months of prison. Alexis Nicole Labatte died Nov. 13, 2021, according to an emailed news release from Renville County Attorney Kelsie ...
The Minnesota River Valley and Montevideo were important sites in the Dakota War of 1862. On September 26. 1862, a few days after the U.S. victory at the Battle of Wood Lake , 269 prisoners who had been taken captive during the conflict were released to Colonel Henry Hastings Sibley at a spot that became known as Camp Release , which was ...
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Montevideo, Minnesota. Pages in category "People from Montevideo, Minnesota" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
People from Montevideo, Minnesota (15 P) Pages in category "Montevideo, Minnesota" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.