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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8D_c-c-c-worker_Willmar-MN.html
Dedicated to the young men of
the Civilian Conservation Corps
who developed; parks, roads and bridges
for the pleasure of future generations.
Donated by CCC Member
Ernest A. Manthey
Dedicated: July 2006
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I7P_veterans-memorial_Willmar-MN.html
Dedicated
in Memory of
the Men and Women
of the
Armed Forces
Who Served
Their Country
in Time of
Peace and War
Dedicated by
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I4W_whitefield-town-site_Willmar-MN.html
In the fall of 1856, a party of land speculators, organized by Edwin Whitefield, projected a town site on the west shore of Lake Wakanda. As a real estate agent and artist, Whitefield did much to impress the merits of the Minnesota frontier upon p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HGU_carrie-johnson_Willmar-MN.html
Mrs. Carrie (Pehrson) Johnson, the first white person buried in what is now Kandiyohi County, came here with her husband, John, and six month old son in the fall of 1857, from Sweden. She died in April 1858, and was buried near her new house. Afte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HFG_capitol-hill_Willmar-MN.html
Kandiyohi Town Site Corporation was organized in 1856, with John Swainson as president. By October of that year, the town site had been surveyed. David Charlton's plat indicates a large central area reserved for the State Capitol with a much small…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H2D_haugen-homestead_Willmar-MN.html
In May 1859, Olof Olson Haugen, his wife Bergeret, and son Frederick homesteaded here in section 32, Dovre Township. Over the next three years, the Haugen family diligently worked to establish their new life; building shelter, raising crops and an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1U_turning-back-time_Willmar-MN.html
Turning Back Time
The wetland before you is only a small part of the Weber Waterfowl Production Area; this original 80 acre site was bought from Regina and Anthony Weber in 1965. Additional land was purchased between 1970-74. This 421 acre site …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GFQ_robbins-island_Willmar-MN.html
Robbins Island was formed about 25,000 years ago during the Wisconsin glaciation period. Early people used it as a refuge from prairie fires and their enemies. Artifacts, including a copper projectile point about 3 thousand years old, have been fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G3O_veterans-war-memorial_Willmar-MN.html
Sponsored and Erected
By Austin F. Hanscom Post 167
The American Legion
Willmar, Minnesota
In grateful remembrance of those who have died serving our country in war, and in honor of all others who have served in our armed forces. May their exampl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G2D_great-northern-railway-engine-no-2523_Willmar-MN.html
???? This mountain type locomotive survivor of the steam engines acquired by the Great Northern Railway to speed up main-line passenger service was placed on permanent exhibition here on October 17, 1965.
???? A powerful and speedy locomotive of…