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Thursday, November 27, 2014
On This Date in Minnesota History: November 27
November 27, 1893 – On 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 takenby PamelaJ. Erickson.Released
into the public domain Nov. 27, 2014, as long as acknowledgement included.
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