
Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1863 The Second Minnesota and the rest of General George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland charge up Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga and defeat the Confederates holding the ridge.

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Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1855 The singing Hutchinson family of New Hampshire founded the town of Hutchinson in McLeod County. From 1841 until the close of the Civil War, the Hutchinsons toured the United States giving concerts of popular and patriotic songs.

Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1985 The Liberian freighter Socrates runs aground on Minnesota Point in Duluth. Excursion buses carry tourists to view the stranded ship, which is later freed by tugs.

Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1992 Jackpot Junction Casino, the first Indian casino in Minnesota, celebrates its eighth anniversary (November 16–18). Originally a bingo parlor, by 1988 it had become a fully operational casino.

Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1854 the preparatory (or high school) department of what is now Hamline University opens for business in Red Wing. Named for Leonidas L. Hamline, a Methodist bishop, the school suspends operations in 1869 and reopens in St. Paul in 1880, but its original founding date makes it the oldest college in the state.

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Added a bunch of new photo of Scenic & Historical locations in Mankato, Mlps. & St. Paul. Stop by and 'Explore'. More to come !
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Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1891 Floyd B. Olson is born in Minneapolis. He would be the first Farmer-Labor governor, serving from 1931 until his death on August 22, 1936. He is remembered for implementing New Deal policies and for his skilled negotiating during the 1933 Hormel strike in Austin and the 1934 teamsters' strike in Minneapolis.

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The Song of Hiawatha by Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1855 Henry W. Longfellow published The Song of Hiawatha. Although the poet never visited Minnesota, his poem depicts locations such as Minnehaha Falls and inspired some of the state's place names, including Bena, Nushka, Osseo, Ponemah, and Wabasso.

Explore Minnesota Tourism Today in 1975 The ore boat Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior, and twenty-nine crewmembers drown.





















