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This Day in Minnesota History

June 5, 1873

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ISBN: 0873514165
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A delegation of German Mennonites from Russia arrives in St. Paul to assess the state for settlement. Mennonite settler-colonists soon establish homesteads around Mountain Lake in Cottonwood County.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: June 5, 2024