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Bohemian Flats
A resilient immigrant community in Minneapolis that outlasted floods and disease

Jun Fujita Cabin, Rainy Lake
The North Woods hideaway of an internationally renowned photographer

Raymond, Leona Evelyn (1908–1998)
A sculptor who got her start in the WPA Federal Art Project

St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Bramble
A sanctuary for Russian immigrants in Koochiching County

1975 Minneapolis Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Civil rights protection that was the first of its kind in the US

Flooding of the Red River, 1997
The eighth-costliest flood in US history

Frontenac State Park
A dramatic landscape 500 million years in the making

Washburn A Mill
The birthplace of one of the biggest modern food companies in the world

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This Day in Minnesota History (October 03)
Horsecars begin hauling passengers in St. Cloud.
Dave Winfield is born in St. Paul. He may be the most versatile athlete the state has produced. Based on his performance at the University of Minnesota, professional teams in three different sports basketball, football, and baseball would draft him. His choice would be baseball and he would play for several teams, including the Twins, accumulating twelve all-star game appearances, 3,110 career hits, and 465 home runs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Rosalie Wahl is the first female justice appointed to the state supreme court.
International passenger ship traffic returns to Minnesota when the Columbus, carrying a load of German passengers, visits the Duluth-Superior harbor.
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