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A Popular History of Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87351-532-3. A Popular History of Minnesota. Robinson, Doane (1904). A History of the Dakota or Sioux Indians. Vol. 2. South Dakota State Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-217-34024-3. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St.
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.
Minnehaha is a steam-powered excursion vessel on Lake Minnetonka in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The vessel was originally in service between 1906 and 1926. After being scuttled in 1926, Minnehaha was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980, restored, and returned to active service in 1996. [2]
SS William A. Irvin is a lake freighter, named for William A. Irvin, that sailed as a bulk freighter on the Great Lakes as part US Steel's lake fleet. She was flagship of the company fleet from her launch in the depths of the Great Depression in 1938 until 1975 and then was a general workhorse of the fleet until her retirement in 1978.
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. Early economic growth was based on fur trading, logging, milling and farming, and later through railroads and iron mining.
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The Sandy Lake Tragedy was the culmination in 1850 of a series of events centered in Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of several hundred Lake Superior Chippewa. Officials of the Zachary Taylor Administration and Minnesota Territory sought to relocate several bands of the tribe to areas west of the Mississippi River .
Minnesota Centennial Showboat The Minnesota Centennial Showboat from across the Mississippi River. Minnesota Centennial Showboat was a traditional riverboat theatre docked at Harriet Island Regional Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.