Minnesota History
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1854 U. S. Gazetter Minnesota, a territory of the United States, is bounded on the N. by British America, E. by Lake Superior and the State of Wisconsin, S. by Iowa and Missouri Territory, and W. by Missouri Territory. The Lake of the Woods, with a chain of small lakes and their outlets, form a part of the northern boundary; the St. Croix and Mississippi a part of the eastern, and the Missouri and White Earth rivers the western boundary. It lies between 42° 30' and 49° N. lat., and between about 89° 30' and 103° 30' W. lon., being about 650 miles in extreme length from E. to W., and 430 from N. to S., including an area of nearly 166,000 square miles, or 106,240,000 acres. |
State Facts:Capital
City: Saint Paul |