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This Day in Minnesota History

July 31, 1866

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Major Gouverneur Kemble Warren opens the first St. Paul office of the Army Corps of Engineers. Warren's duties include bridging the Mississippi River and installing a shipping channel from St. Louis to the Falls of St. Anthony (Owamniyomni).

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First published: July 1, 2015
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