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This Day in Minnesota History

March 27, 1819

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ISBN: 0873514165
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President James Monroe appoints Lawrence Taliaferro Indian agent of St. Peters (later called Mendota). Taliaferro moved his operations across the river to Fort St. Anthony (later Snelling) when that post opened.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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