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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fort Snelling on a bluff above the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers, SE Minn.; est. 1820. It served as a regional protective barrier and as a nucleus for settlement. Minneapolis grew on the fort reservation in the mid-1800s. Author not available, FORT SNELLING. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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...was land that became the site of Fort Snelling. In 1819, Colonel Henry Leavenworth...Anthony, which was later renamed Fort Snelling. The presence of the fort allowed...Parrant's colorful nickname near Fort Snelling. In 1841, Father Lucian Galtier... Read more

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	FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES; Fort Snelling and the Upper Bluffs: Days of glory and neglect.(VARIETY)(FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES) ; ...Catherine Watson; Staff Writer Fort Snelling and the Upper Bluffs: Days of...moves; Round Tower built. 1825: Fort Snelling completed. 1849: Minnesota Territory...National Historic Landmark. 1961: Fort Snelling State Park created. 1965: Minnesota... Read more
	Fort Snelling sports facility gets nod; The National Park Service had opposed the $12 million project on the historic polo grounds. The complex would include ball fields and golf and tennis areas.(NEWS) ; ...for an athletic-field complex on Fort Snelling's historic polo grounds, apparently...plans. Only the members of the Fort Snelling State Park Association, a citizens...part of the Upper Bluff area of Fort Snelling State Park and adjacent to the... Read more
	174-year-old map reveals secrets of Fort Snelling; An important find for the Minnesota Historical Society - a hand-drawn map from the early 1800s - sheds light on one of the state's most important links to its past.(NEWS) ; ...obtained an 1823 map of what is now Fort Snelling, an acquisition that Society Director...for what is now called Historic Fort Snelling, said that rather than fix deteriorating...Vose was in the area that became Fort Snelling, historians believe. The military... Read more
	New charter school at Fort Snelling losing kids, cash.(NEWS) ; ...Staff Writer A charter school at Fort Snelling will end the school year early...financial trouble. Classes at Fort Snelling Academy will end June 1 instead...to them led to the shortfall. Fort Snelling Academy opened last fall as a... Read more
	FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES; WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN: Parallels with Vancouver site end at rescue.(VARIETY)(FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES) ; ...offers the closest parallels to Fort Snelling. It is part of the Fort Vancouver...Reserve, and it illustrates what Fort Snelling's Upper Bluff could be - with...rescuer willing to take risks. Both Fort Snelling and Vancouver Barracks guard mighty... Read more
	FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES; MORE INFORMATION: Historic Fort Snelling and the Upper Bluff.(VARIETY)(FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES) ; ...comment To express an opinion on Fort Snelling's Upper Bluff - its future or...Links. To learn more An exhibit on Fort Snelling during World War II is on view at Historic Fort Snelling, the Minnesota Historical Society... Read more
	Memorial Day; In traditional fashion, the nation's war dead were remembered at Fort Snelling; Lakewood Cemetery injected modest revelry into its salute.(NEWS) ; About 5,000 Minnesotans flocked to Fort Snelling National Cemetery Monday to watch...veterans gathered next to the Fort Snelling ceremony - which he says he never...St. Paul, also is a regular at Fort Snelling. I have three brothers out there... Read more
	Feds reject Fort Snelling ballfield plan; Minneapolis proposal raises preservation concerns.(NEWS) ; ...complex on the old polo grounds of Fort Snelling are unacceptable because they...build a $12 million complex at Fort Snelling, well away from the well-known...Jeffrey Olson, president of the Fort Snelling State Park Association, a citizens... Read more
	Federal panel votes to move Fort Snelling jobs; The base will transfer 254 workers from the 88th command to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. Duluth, Grand Forks and S.D. bases "waiting on pins and needles" to hear their fates.(NEWS) ; ...jobs from a military center in Fort Snelling to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin as...commission voted to move the jobs from Fort Snelling's 88th Regional Readiness Command...about 180 miles southeast of Fort Snelling. I deeply regret today's decision... Read more
	FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES; CLEARING THE WAY: Re-use proposals could follow.(VARIETY)(FORT SNELLING: BEFORE THE GHOST FADES) ; ...of the 28 historic buildings in Fort Snelling's Upper Bluff. The Department...gave up the right to take back Fort Snelling in the event of a national emergency...will come. The DNR's dream for Fort Snelling is to have it become the Minnesota... Read more

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	Our Hallowed Ground: World War II Veterans of Fort Snelling National Cemetery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
	The first 13km section of the Hiawatha Line between Minneapolis Warehouse District and Fort Snelling in the Minneapolis/St Paul area of the United States, opened on June 26.(Transit News)
	The first operating segment of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Hiawatha light rail system will open for business on June 26, between downtown Minneapolis and Fort Snelling.(Minneapolis)(Brief Article)

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