Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 34
Giacomo Constantino Beltrami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GCBeltrami.jpg
Saturday, February 28, 2015
On This Date in Minnesota History: February 28
February 28, 1866 – Beltrami County, Minn.,
was established on this date. “The county name was adopted in honor of Giacomo
Constantino Beltrami, the Italian explorer in 1823 of the most northern sources
of the Mississippi [River] near the center part of this county lying south of
Red Lake.”
Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 34
Giacomo Constantino Beltrami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GCBeltrami.jpg
Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 34
Giacomo Constantino Beltrami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GCBeltrami.jpg
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