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County Roads In Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States maintains a number of county roads, many of them county state aid highways (CSAH). This includes a number of streets through the city of Minneapolis. CR 1–CR 25 County Road 1 serves Bloomington and Eden Prairie. On its east end, it starts as 24th Avenue South, at Interstate 494, and heads south adjacent to the Mall of America. It then continues as Old Shakopee Road (and a short bit of 98th Street) for the rest of its route through the south side of Bloomington. Old Shakopee Road was once an Indian trail connecting Fort Snelling with Shakopee. Many of the structures in Bloomington's history were built on Old Shakopee Road, including the town hall (1892), the Baillif hotel and store, and a Grange hall. Old Shakopee Road itself used to be parts of Constitutional Routes 5 and 52. On the western border of Bloomington, County Road 1 turns north, follows U.S. Highway 169 for a short distance, and then becomes Pioneer Trail, crossing E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennepin County Route 81
Hennepin may refer to: Places in the United States *Hennepin, Illinois, a village *Hennepin, Oklahoma, a small community *Hennepin Avenue, a street in Minneapolis, Minnesota *Hennepin County, Minnesota *Hennepin Township, Putnam County, Illinois Other uses *Father Louis Hennepin (1626–1706), Belgian/French explorer of North America *''SS Hennepin'', a shipwreck off the coast of Lake Michigan near South Haven, Michigan, United States *USS Hennepin (AK-187), USS ''Hennepin'' (AK-187) (1943–1946), US Navy cargo ship *Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, former site of the Hennepin Canal See also * {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carver County, Minnesota
Carver County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,922. Its county seat is Chaska. Carver County is named for explorer Jonathan Carver, who in 1766–67, traveled from Boston to the Minnesota River and wintered among the Sioux near the site of New Ulm. Carver County is part of the Minneapolis- St. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Statistics In 2017, Carver County was ranked by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as the healthiest county in the State of Minnesota for the fifth year in a row. The foundation explained health outcomes represent “how healthy counties are within the state,” whereas health factors represent “an estimate of the future health of counties as compared with other counties within a state,” based on health behaviors, clinical care, and other environmental factors. Carver County continued to rank as the number one healthiest county throughout the state for 2018, 2019, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLeod County, Minnesota
McLeod County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 36,771. Its county seat is Glencoe. McLeod County comprises the Hutchinson, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Minneapolis- St. Paul, MN- WI Combined Statistical Area. History For thousands of years the area was inhabited by indigenous peoples. At the time of European contact, it was the territory of the Dakota Sioux. The county was created by the Minnesota Territorial legislature on March 1, 1856. It was named for Martin McLeod, a Canadian-born adventurer who became a fur trader and later was elected a territorial representative (1849–1856) in Minnesota. As a young man, he was part of James Dickson's 1836 expedition to the Red River of the North, a journey recounted in his ''Diary of Martin McLeod'', a manuscript held by the Minnesota Historical Society. "In 1859 the three Czech families already living in McLeod County were joined by those of Josef V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullock Cart
A bullock cart or ox cart (sometimes called a Carriage#Bullock carriage, bullock carriage when carrying people in particular) is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or less suitable for the local infrastructure. Used especially for carrying goods, the bullock cart is pulled by one or several oxen. The cart is attached to an ox team by a special chain attached to yokes, but a rope may also be used for one or two animals. The driver, and any other passengers, sit on the front of the cart, while load (if there is any) is placed in the back. Traditionally, the cargo has been agrarian goods and lumber. History The first indications of the use of a wagon (cart tracks, incisions, model wheels) are dated to around 4400 BC. The oldest wooden wheels usable for transport were found in southern Russia and dated to 3325 ± 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glencoe, Minnesota
Glencoe ( ) is a city and the county seat of McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,744 at the 2020 census. History Glencoe was laid out in 1855 and named after Glen Coe in Scotland. A post office has been in operation at Glencoe since 1856. Glencoe was incorporated as a city in 1909. Geography Glencoe is in southeastern McLeod County. U.S. Route 212 passes through the south side of the city, leading east to Norwood Young America and west to Hector. Minneapolis is to the east. Minnesota State Highway 22 passes through the center of Glencoe, leading northwest to Hutchinson, the largest city in McLeod County, and south-southwest to Gaylord. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glencoe has an area of , of which are water. Buffalo Creek passes through the south side of the city, part of the Crow River watershed leading northeast to the Mississippi River. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,631 people, 2,220 househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excelsior, Minnesota
Excelsior ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Excelsior is about southwest of downtown Minneapolis. Its population was 2,414 as of the 2020 census. Excelsior's commercial district along Water Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the town has many historic Victorian-era houses. Located on Lake Minnetonka's southern shore, the city serves as a local destination for shoppers, boaters, and restaurant-goers. History The first Euro-Americans known to have visited Lake Minnetonka were two teenage boys, Joe Brown and Will Snelling, who canoed up Minnehaha Creek from Fort Saint Anthony in 1822. Minnesota's territorial governor Alexander Ramsey officially named Lake Minnetonka in 1852. He had been informed that the Dakota called the lake ''Mní iá Tháŋka'' ("the-water-they-speak-of-is-large"). The next year, a group of settlers from New York established Excelsior, the lake's first white set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of Minneapolis. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781. Minnetonka is the home of Cargill, the country's List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest privately owned company, and UnitedHealth Group, the state's largest publicly owned company. Interstate 494, I-494 runs through the city while Interstate 394, I-394/U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota, US 12 and U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota, US 169 are situated along the suburb's northern and eastern boundaries respectively. History Since the mid-19th century, Minnetonka has evolved from heavily wooded wilderness through extensive farming and industrialization to its present primarily residential suburban character. The Minnetonka area was home to the Dakota people, Dakota and Ojibwe people, Ojibwe Native Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopkins, Minnesota
Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The population was 19,079 at the 2020 census. The city is four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger suburban communities of Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, and Edina. The city's main street was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022 as the Hopkins Commercial Historic District. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. There are several small ponds on the western side of Hopkins, and creeks to the north and south. One of these creeks includes Minnehaha Creek. The north branch of Nine Mile Creek has its headwaters in Hopkins at the intersection of 13th Avenue South and Excelsior Boulevard. The southern end of Hopkins is adjacent to main line of the Twin Cities and Western Railroad. Two main highways, U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highway 7, service the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bde Maka Ska
Bde Maka Ska ( , previously named Lake Calhoun) is the largest lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and part of the city's Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway#Paths_around_lakes, Chain of Lakes. Surrounded by city park land and circled by bike and walking trails, it is popular for many outdoor activities. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . Geology Bde Maka Ska and other lakes in the Chain of Lakes (Minneapolis), Chain of Lakes were formed by Glacial history of Minnesota, glacial activity 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Long before Bde Maka Ska took shape, interglacial rivers created valleys in the Twin Cities region potentially 100 to 250 meters deep, which were gradually filled in by glacial movement. According Myrbo et. al, some of these valleys "Overprinting (geology), overprinted on the deeper [Mississippi] Mississippi River, river Palaeochannel, paleochannels." The final recession of the Laurentide ice sheet, mainly the Superior lobe, deposited sediment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Street (Minneapolis)
Lake Street is a major east-west thoroughfare between 29th and 31st streets in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. From its western end at the city's limits, Lake Street reaches the Chain of Lakes (Minneapolis), Chain of Lakes, passing over a small channel linking Bde Maka Ska and Lake of the Isles, and at its eastern end it reaches the Mississippi River. In May 2020, the Lake Street corridor suffered extensive damage during George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, local unrest following the murder of George Floyd. In August of the same year, city officials designated East Lake Street as one of seven cultural districts to promote racial equity, preserve cultural identity, and promote economic growth. Connection to other cities West of the city limits, Lake Street is coextensive with Minnetonka Boulevard running nearly a mile into St. Louis Park, Minnesota, St. Louis Park and then separates from Minnetonka Boulevard (which continues westward all the way through St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's Drainage basin, watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky Mountains, Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian mountains. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the world's List of rivers by discharge, tenth-largest river by discharge flow, and the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
