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

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