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This Day in Minnesota History

January 21, 1844

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Jacob V. Brower is born in York, Michigan. After moving to Minnesota in 1860, he would survey the headwaters of the Mississippi River and play an instrumental role in the preservation of Itasca State Park. He died in 1905.

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First published: July 1, 2015
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