Following the visits of several French explorers, fur traders, and missionaries, including Jacques Marquette, Louis Joliet, and Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, the region was claimed for Louis XIV by Daniel Greysolon, Sieur Duluth, in 1679.
The U.S. acquired eastern Minnesota from Great Britain after the Revolutionary War and 20 years later bought the western part from France in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Much of the region was explored by U.S. Army lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike before the northern strip of Minnesota bordering Canada was ceded by Britain in 1818.
Capital City: Saint Paul
Capitol Tour
Minnesota: State of Minnesota Official Web Site
Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map ? Airport Links
Amtrak: Midwest
Area: 86943 sq.mi, 12th ? Land 79617 sq. mi., 14th ? Water 7326 sq.mi., 7th ? Great Lakes 2,546 sq.mi., 5th
Area Codes: Minnesota
Biographies: Famous People from Minnesota
Bird: Common Loon
Border States: Regional List ?? Iowa ?? Michigan (water border) ?? North Dakota ?? South Dakota ?? Wisconsin
Cam World: Live Web Cams
Climate: Minnesota
Community Pages: Minnesota Cities, Towns, Communities List
Constitution: 32nd State
County Profile: County Map ? 87 Counties
Courts: Judicial System
Current Events: Minnesota News Headlines
Department of: Education | Licensing | Southwest Minnesota State University A Member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU) located in Marshall, Southwestern Minnesota.| University of Minnesota Public university and the state's primary research university, founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota has four campuses?Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, and Crookston.
Driving: DVS
Economy: Agriculture: Dairy products, corn, cattle, soybeans, hogs, wheat, turkeys.??? Industry: Machinery, food processing, printing and publishing, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, mining, tourism.
Flag: Minnesota (MN)
Flower: Pinkand white lady's-slipper ? Cypripedium reginae
Cyndi's List ?? Historical Societies
Geographic Center: Crow Wing, 10 miles southwest of Brainerd
Geology Maps: Minnesota
Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of Governor
Highest Point: Eagle Mountain; 2,301 feet, 37th
Highways: Minnesota Highways
History: History Timeline ?? Historical ? ? Civil War
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner: State of Minnesota Kids Site
Library: Minnesota??
License Plates: Minnesota
Lighthouses: Split Rock
Lottery:
Lowest Point: Shore of Lake Superior; 602 feet, 42nd
Maps:
Media: Radio ? TV
Motto: L'Etoile du nord The star of the north
Museums: The Virtual Library
Name: Minnesota name based on the Dakota Sioux Indian word for "sky-tinted water," referring to the Minnesota River or the state's many lakes.?
National Forest: Minnesota
Population: Quick facts ? 4,919,479; 21st, 12/00
Real Estate: Every Minnesota City, Town & Community
Representatives: Minnesota House: Members ?? Minnesota Senate: Members? ? US House: ? 110th Congress ? US Senate: ? 110th Congress
Road Side America: Minnesota
School Directory: Minnesota
Soil: Minnesota - Lester
Song: Minnesota? ??
Sports: Minnesota Teams
State Parks: Minnesota
Symbols: All About Minnesota
Tourism: www.exploreminnesota.com
Travel: Minnesota Travel
Tree: Red Pine ? Pinus resinosa ?
Veteran Affairs: Minnesota VA
Visitor Guides: Explore Minnesota A travel guide to Minnesota. | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DNR site about Minnesota's state parks, wildlife and fisheries.
Weather: Minneapolis, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
White Pages: AnyWho.com ?- Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse telephone listings.
Yellow Pages:: Yellow Pages.com
Zoo: Minesota Zoo
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