Thursday, November 27, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: November 27

November 27, 1893On this date, the Village of West Minneapolis was incorporated with 1,168 residents. “In 1928, the name of the village was changed to Hopkins for Harley H. Hopkins, one of the first homesteaders and the community's first postmaster. The first mayor was Harley Hopkins' son, Chester L. Hopkins.”

http://www.hopkinsmn.com/about/history.php






Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Nov. 27, 2014,
as long as acknowledgement included.

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