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Columbus Memorial

The Christopher Columbus Memorial in St. Paul, on the grounds of the State Capitol. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019. On June 10, 2020, a group of protesters tore down the statue; its plinth remained intact.

Tosten E. Bonde Farmhouse

The Tosten E. Bonde Farmhouse, built of locally quarried limestone in 1875, is one of the oldest structures of its kind in Wheeling Township, Rice County. The Bonde family emigrated from Norway to Minnesota in 1849 and homesteaded land in 1855. The private home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Tosten E. Bonde and family

Tosten E. Bonde and family in Nerstsrand, Minnesota, ca. 1881. The photograph was taken shortly before three Bonde sons (Edward, fourteen; Ingebrit, six; and Albert, one) succumbed to black measles in late March and early April 1882. Used with the permission of the Norwegian-American Historical Association.

Einer Halvorsen Bonde and Berit Olsdatter Egge Bonde

Einer Halvorsen Bonde and Berit Olsdatter Egge Bonde in Nerstrand, Minnesota,, ca. 1875. Used with the permission of the Norwegian-American Historical Association.

Kensington Runestone

The Kensington Runestone is a gravestone-sized slab of hard, gray sandstone called graywacke into which Scandinavian runes are cut. It stands on display in Alexandria, Minnesota, as a unique record of either Norse exploration of North America or Minnesota’s most brilliant and durable hoax.