Minnesota Territory
The Minnesota Territory was a historic territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849 to May 11, 1858, when Minnesota became the 32nd state to join the Union.
The territory's original boundaries included the rest of the Iowa Territory as well as the current state of Minnesota and most of the area east of the Missouri River that later became part of the Dakota Territory . It also included parts of the Wisconsin Territory that did not become part of the State of Wisconsin when it was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848 as the 30th state. These areas were between the Mississippi River and Wisconsin. The Arrowhead region was also part of the Minnesota Territory.
When the Minnesota Territory was created, the territory comprised only three cities: St. Paul , St. Anthony (now part of Minneapolis ), and Stillwater . The main territorial institutions were then divided between the three cities: St. Paul was made the capital; Minneapolis was chosen to be the seat of the University of Minnesota and Stillwater was chosen to be the seat of the Minnesota Territorial Prison .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Timeline of Early Stillwater ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the Stillwater Public Library, accessed July 4, 2007.
- ↑ See This Day in Minnesota History ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. by the Minnesota Historical Society .
- ↑ See The Student Page of the Minnesota Secretary of State ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. for an overview of how Minnesota's state boundaries were determined.
- ^ Minnesota History - Minnesota State University e-Museum (English). Archived from the original on June 30, 2008 ; Retrieved January 19, 2014 .
