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23 hours ago · Minnesota ( / ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.
2 days ago · Minnesota, constituent state of the United States of America that became the 32nd state of the union on May 11, 1858. The most northerly of the 48 conterminous U.S. states, it consists of extensive woodlands, fertile prairies, and innumerable lakes, which led to the state’s nickname ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes.’
2 days ago · Minnesota is divided into 87 counties. Short History A part of what is today Minnesota was ceded to Britain by the French in 1763, and 20 years later, in 1783, acquired by the United States. The remainder formed a portion of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Minnesota joined the Union on 11th May 1858, as the 32nd state.
2 days ago · Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis, the state’s most populous city, spreads out on a relatively level plain. Within its limits are 22 lakes and lagoons and some 170 parks. The city’s riverfront is part of Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (1988). Lake Minnetonka, 12 miles (19 km) long and with 110 miles (177 km) of irregular ...
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1 day ago · Area code (s) 320, 507, 612, 651, 715/534, 763, 952. Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Cities after the area's two largest cities, Minneapolis and ...
3 days ago · Also in 1862 the state’s first railroad, connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul, was completed. Minnesota - Native American, Fur Trade, Pioneers: Until the middle of the 19th century, two major peoples occupied what is now Minnesota: the Ojibwa (also called Chippewa or Anishinaabe) in the north and east and the Dakota (Sioux) in the south and west.
23 hours ago · The current club, the St. Paul Curling Club, was founded in 1912 and is the largest curling club in the United States. [114] Minnesota Roller Derby is a flat-track roller derby league based in the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, made up of women and gender expansive athletes.
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