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This Day in Minnesota History

September 21, 1805

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike, reaching the mouth of the Mni Sota Wakpa (Minnesota River), stops at Wita Tanka (later called Pike Island after him) and raises the Stars and Stripes inside present-day Minnesota for the first time.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: September 21, 2023