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The Minnesota Territory was formed on March 3, 1849, encompassing the entirety of the present-day state of Minnesota and the majority portions of modern-day North and South Dakota east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers. [2]
This Interactive Map of Minnesota Counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the Minnesota territory in 1801 to 1937.
16 sty 2021 · Making Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858. Publication date. 1999. Topics. Minnesota -- History -- To 1858. Publisher. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
21 mar 2024 · Introduction. The Organic Act created the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Government had to be created and the Supreme Court and Territorial Library were part of that new government. This guide is a companion to the banner exhibit celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the creation of the Minnesota Territory, the Territorial Supreme Court and the ...
Map of Minnesota Territory (1849–1858) Before 1856 there was minimal discussion of statehood within Minnesota. However, as discussion of a potential transcontinental railroad in the U.S. became serious, leaders in Minnesota recognized that a territory was in a weak position to lobby for this economic opportunity. [139]
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection. Map of the territory of Minnesota exhibiting the route of the expedition to the Red River of the north, in the summer of 1849 / drawn by P.S. Morawski.
Map of the lands within Minnesota Territory ceded by Native Americans by 1858. Created by Alan Ominsky ca. 1999. Reproduced in Making Minnesota Territory, 1849–1858 (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1999), page 7.
