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Sibley County is a County (United States), county in the South Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,836. Its county seat is Gaylord, Minnesota, Gaylord. History The county was created on March 5, 1853. It was named for Henry Hastings Sibley. The county seat was first established at Henderson, Minnesota, Henderson. A courthouse was built there and placed into service in 1879. It was used in that capacity until 1915, when the county seat was moved to Gaylord (after Gaylord residents presented a petition to county supervisors). Now the Henderson Community Building, the original courthouse presently houses Henderson City offices. Geography The Minnesota River flows northeastward along Sibley County's eastern border. It is fed by the Rush River (Minnesota), Rush River, whose three branches drain the lower part of the county before merging and then meeting the Minnesota below Henderson, Minnesota, Hende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hastings Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley (February 20, 1811 – February 18, 1891) was a fur trader with the American Fur Company, the first U.S. Congressional representative for Minnesota Territory, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, and a U.S. military leader in the Dakota War of 1862 and a subsequent expedition into Dakota Territory in 1863. Numerous places are named after him, including Sibley County, Minnesota; Sibley, North Dakota; Sibley, Iowa; Hastings, Minnesota; Sibley Memorial Highway; General Sibley Park and Sibley State Park. Early life and education Henry Hastings Sibley was born in Detroit, Michigan Territory. His father, Solomon Sibley (1769–1846), was from Sutton, Massachusetts, and a direct descendant of John Sibley, who had immigrated from England to America in 1629. Solomon had moved to Detroit from Marietta, Ohio, in 1798. Henry's mother, born Sarah Whipple Sproat, was the only daughter of Colonel Ebenezer Sproat, a distinguished officer in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
