Tuesday, October 27, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: October 27

October 27, 1849 – “Washington County is established by the first Minnesota Legislature as one of nine original counties into which Minnesota Territory is divided. Originally organized in 1840 as St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory, this county originally included all of Minnesota east of the Mississippi River as well as part of Wisconsin. In order to prevent having two St. Croix Counties facing each other across the river, the legislature grants the name Washington to the county after the country’s first president.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/washington-county-established/




https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Washington_County,_Minnesota_Genealogy
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