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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F6D_how-the-dam-works_Minneapolis-MN.html
The original dam was built in 1913 and had 28 steel gates. The gates moved up and down to allow different amounts of water to flow under them. The current dam was completed in 1997 and is fitted with five crest gates. These gates maintain levels b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D3V_state-theatre_Minneapolis-MN.html
A project for the City and the People of Minneapolis by the Minneapolis Community Development Agency
[City Officials listed]
"Dedicated to the People of Minneapolis and their children and their children's children, that through the years it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CFZ_coon-rapids-dam-regional-park_Minneapolis-MN.html
The Mighty Mississippi RiverOne of the world's great rivers, the Mississippi trickles from Minnesota's Lake Itasca, gathering the waters of the nation's heartland as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico. On its timeless journey, the river weaves togethe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CFY_1st-infantry-division_Minneapolis-MN.html
The heart of the U.S. Army is its regular infantry, with lineage going back to 1808. The First Infantry Division is America's oldest division. In 1918 the soldiers of the 1st won America's first major battle of WWI at Cantigy.
In WWII the 1st …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19LR_pfc-jimmy-berray_Minneapolis-MN.html
Mortally wounded Nov. 13, 1942 during the naval battle of Guadalcanal while serving on the cruiser USS San Francisco. Awarded Navy Cross for Distinguished Service in this battle.
Buried at Sea, Nov. 14, 1942"On the early morning of Nov. 13, Jim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18QU_first-school-house_Minneapolis-MN.html
This tablet marks thesite of theFirst School Housein MinneapolisBuilt byRevs. J. D. Stevensand Gideon H. PondJune 1835Dedicated byNative Sonsof MinnesotaJuly 5, 1911
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12KU_civil-war-monument_Minneapolis-MN.html
[south side]Erected by the Citizens of Bloomington,Memorial Day, 1890,In honor and memory of our country's defenders1861, - 1865.
Monument Committee.Sever Ellingson, Chairman. · Wm. Oxborough, Jr. · H.H. Pond, Treas. · J.N.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11X0_the-crash-of-flight-307_Minneapolis-MN.html
During its approach through a blinding snowstorm, NWA Flight 307 clipped its left wing on the flagpole at Ft. Snelling Cemetery. Captain Donald Jones struggled to maintain altitude as he circled around for another attempt. The wing detached comple…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGK_the-church-of-our-lady-of-lourdes_Minneapolis-MN.html
Near this spot in 1630 Father Louis Hennepin first sighted and named the Falls of Saint Anthony.
This is the oldest standing church in the city of Minneapolis. The front rectangular nave, built of native limestone, was opened by the First Unive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYBV_the-lock-and-dam-no-1-story_Minneapolis-MN.html
Navigation on this stretch of the river in its natural state upstream from St. Paul to Minneapolis was hazardous. During high flows, the current was swift, and during low flows, huge boulders made navigation almost impossible. It wasn't until afte…