On This Date in Minnesota History: November 12

November 12, 1892 – “Virginia, Minn., was incorporated as a village with 65 ballots cast. Eight months later, 5,000 [people] lived in Virginia.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain November 12, 2012, as long as acknowledgement included.