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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F76_u-s-army-buildings-17-and-18_Minneapolis-MN.html
Built in 1904-05 by the U.S. Army, Buildings 17 and 18 were constructed as double barracks to house cavalry troops. By 1911 the cavalry had left Fort Snelling, but the buildings continued to house troops through the early 1940s as the post grew in…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXU1_wing-dams_Minneapolis-MN.html
Those piles of stone and brush in the river, known as wing dams, are both cursed and praised by many a recreation boater. Lurking beneath the water near propeller depth, thousands of these jetties are located along the mainstem of the river. They …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT3_big-water-stairway-of-water_Minneapolis-MN.html
Big WaterThe Mississippi River, paramount among North American rivers, along with its tributaries, forms the world's fifth largest drainage system in area - 1,244,000 square miles. The Indians called this river "Father of Waters", literally Misi '…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTBH_3-master-map_Minneapolis-MN.html
1 Main Glen Entrance2 Abandoned Falls Marker3 Master Map4 Ecological Marker5 Spring-fed Wetland6 Old Godfrey Mill Site7 Lower Glen Geology8 Camp Fire Area9 Springs Marker10 St. Peter Limestone Marker11 Mississippi Confluence12 Stone Quarry13 Lower…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRKA_president-lyndon-b-johnson_Minneapolis-MN.html
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Governor Karl Rolvaag enjoy the spray from Minnehaha Falls. On that day in 1964, however, Minneapolis was experiencing a drought. In order to create the beautiful display of the falls pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRB5_1-main-entrance-minnehaha-lower-glen_Minneapolis-MN.html
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board welcomes you to Minnehaha Park. The park consists of two levels: The upper level is maintained as an open picnicking area. Many of the city's traditional festivals such as Svenskarnas Dag are held here. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRAK_geology-of-minnesota_Minneapolis-MN.html
Near Fort Snelling, 10,000 years ago, melt water from the Wisconsin glacier was discharged through the Mississippi River and plunged over a ledge of Platteville limestone into a gorge cut chiefly in the white St. Peter sandstone. The undercutting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBA5_john-harrington-stevens-house_Minneapolis-MN.html
Built in 1850, this was the first house on the west bank of the Mississippi, located at Saint Anthony Falls near the present-day Minneapolis Post Office.
John H. Stevens received permission to occupy the site, a part of the Fort Snelling milit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBA0_the-prairie_Minneapolis-MN.html
A Sea of Grass
In its early days Fort Snelling was surrounded by a sea of head-high grass. The vast Minnesota prairie was broken only by small groves of trees—willows, cottonwoods, and oaks that grew near creeks, lakes, and marshes.
Ea…