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Pages in category "1850 establishments in Minnesota Territory" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1850s establishments in Minnesota Territory (8 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1850s in Minnesota Territory" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The town of Faribault, for example, was established in 1852 by Alexander Faribault, a Minnesota native of mixed French-Canadian/Dakota ancestry. [ 105 ] The influx of settlers in the 1850s transformed Minnesota from a sparsely populated territory of less than 10,000 "white" settlers and a significantly larger native population, to a substantial ...
The museum changed its name to the Legacy of the Lakes Museum in 2016 to more clearly state its mission, which was to preserve life on Minnesota's lakes. [3] Five rare wooden boats, valued at over US$2 million, were loaned to the museum also in 2016 by Lee Anderson, a private collector.
When the town site was surveyed and plotted in 1852 by John Ball, United States deputy surveyor, it was given the name of "Montezuma", as requested by Johnson and Smith. Henry D. Huff bought an interest in the town site in 1853 and, with the consent of Smith, changed the name to Winona. The town expanded rapidly in the 19th century.
Fort Snelling played a pivotal role in Minnesota's history and in the development of nearby Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The history of the U.S. state of Minnesota is shaped by its original Native American residents, European exploration and settlement, and the emergence of industries made possible by the state's natural resources.