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3 days ago · Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota. Minnesota, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 32nd state of the union on May 11, 1858. A small extension of the northern boundary makes Minnesota the most northerly of the 48 conterminous U.S. states.
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4 days ago · Minnesota (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ s oʊ t ə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents.
3 days ago · 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.
6 days ago · Minneapolis, city, seat of Hennepin county, southeastern Minnesota, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, near the river’s confluence with the Minnesota River. With adjoining St. Paul to the east, it forms the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the largest conurbation in the state.
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3 days ago · A Premier County. Dakota County, Minnesota was founded in 1849, as one of the original nine counties created by the Minnesota Territory Legislature. Therefore, we were a first county (along with eight others) and, as a governmental unit, we were established well before Minnesota gained statehood in 1858. The current mission statement of Dakota ...
6 days ago · It is formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers at the twin cities of Wahpeton, North Dakota, and Breckenridge, Minnesota. It flows northward, forming for 440 miles (710.
5 days ago · Remember Maria! by Mary Scantlin. Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844-1924) lived a typical woman’s existence of her time period. Sickly and timid, no one could dream she was destined for a dynamic future as a powerful evangelist, church planter, and pastor. Against all odds she became a household name! Newspaper reporters were drawn to the curiosity ...
