Maplewood State Park: Difference between revisions

	Maplewood Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
NRHP reference No.	78001555
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1978

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46°32′01″N 95°56′57″W / 46.5335703°N 95.9492193°W / 46.5335703; -95.9492193 Maplewood State Park is a Minnesota state park near Pelican Rapids. The park preserves a pre-contact habitation site that was occupied in two different periods (650-900 CE and 1450-1650) in a forest/prairie transition zone. Located in the Leaf Mountains, Maplewood encompasses over 9000 acres (36 km²) in Otter Tail County and is known for its hardwood trees including sugar maple, basswood, American elm, and oak, which together provide a stunning display of fall colors each year. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota: A Guide. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press.

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 '''Maplewood State Park''' is a [[Minnesota]] [[List of Minnesota state parks|state park]] near [[Pelican Rapids, Minnesota|Pelican Rapids]]. The park preserves a pre-contact habitation site that was occupied in two different periods (650-900 CE and 1450-1650) in a forest/prairie transition zone.   Located in the [[Leaf Mountains]], Maplewood encompasses over 9000 acres (36 km²) in [[Otter Tail County]] and is known for its hardwood trees including [[sugar maple]], [[basswood]], [[American elm]], and [[oak]], which together provide a stunning display of fall colors each year. The site was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.