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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K8_1872_Kettle-River-MN.html
In memory of the Finnish pioneers who arrived here in the western part of Carlton County in 1872 and thereafter, and made their homes with courage and perseverance.Erected 1952 by Minnesota Finnish American Historical Society Chapter No. 3.
Mui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G8_early-finnish-pioneers_Hibbing-MN.html
1892.Dedicated to the memory of the early Finnish pioneers who helped to build this community.
The Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, Chapter 14, Hibbing, Minnesota.1957
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FT_minnesotas-seaport-welcome-to-minnesota_Duluth-MN.html
Minnesota's Seaport. More than three billion tons of iron ore, along with millions of tons of grain, lumber, fish, and coal, have passed through the Duluth-Superior harbor since the beginning of Minnesota's Iron Age. The first ore from the rich Me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FS_the-st-croix-river-valley-welcome-to-minnesota_Stillwater-MN.html
The St. Croix River Valley Forming a long stretch of the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, the St. Croix is one of America's most scenic Wild Rivers. Its valley is sometimes referred to as the "New England of the West."
Along with the Bru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EL_a-three-way-continental-divide_Eveleth-MN.html
A drop of rain water falling here in the Giants Range, a rare three-way continental divide, may flow either north into icy Hudson Bay, east into the Atlantic Ocean, or south into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
From the north slope of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E6_the-1918-fire_North-Branch-MN.html
On October 12, 1918, a massive forest fire raced through northeastern Minnesota from Sturgeon Lake to the shores of Lake Superior north of Duluth. When it was over, this region had suffered through one of Minnesota's worst disasters.
Weather c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AX_canal_Duluth-MN.html
Very early Duluth felt that future growthwould depend on having suitable harbor and dockage. Winter storms wrecked breakwater and docks built outside Minnesota Point. St. Louis Bay offered a protected harbor, but access required a canal be dug thr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AU_lewis-g-castle_Duluth-MN.html
Honoring Lewis G. Castlein recognition of his part as a volunteer leader in gaining the seaway and as the administer of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
The seaway, completed in 1959, represented decades of dreams, planning and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AA_paul-wellstone-memorial-and-historic-site_Eveleth-MN.html
"Politics is not just about power and money games, politics is about the improvement of peoples lives, about lessening human suffering in our world and bringing about more peace and justice."
Near this site on October 25, 2002—twelve days…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1_illumination-history-of-the-aerial-lift-bridge_Duluth-MN.html
The first lighting was on November 20, 1970, made possible through the contributions of Duluth school children, citizens, business people and visitors.
The present dramatic lighting, first seen on July 4, 1987, is made possible through a genero…