The federal government oversaw the surveying, mapping and parceling of Minnesota in the early to mid-1800s when it was still an unsettled territory. An act of Congress in 1786 created the General ...

The Minnesota Historical Society has many such maps, with plans for pre-statehood towns like Alhambra, Glen-Carrie, Saint Nicholas, Oneka, Fortuna and Nininger, Minnesota, none of which ever lived ...

When Minnesota became a state, carved out of the territory in 1858, it retained its eastern border, little straight line and all. [raw] var mapMNBorder = L.map(‘map-mn-border’).setView([46. ...

Maps show that the Minnesota Territory was vast, extending through most of North and South Dakota and even part of Nebraska. Territorial governor Alexander Ramsey also wanted to lay claim on a ...

Description of Minnesota Territory. Share full article. BY the Late Henry S. Sibley. Nov. 10, 1852; Credit... The New York Times Archives.

Minnesota joined the Union on May 11, 1885, becoming our 32nd state. It covers 79,617 square miles and the capital is St. Paul THE territory that would become Minnesota was explored by Europeans in… ...