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SCOTT COUNTY MN Scott County is named in honor of General Winfield Scott and was established in 1853. Originally home to Indians, Scott County was settled in the 1850’s. Farms and communities were quickly founded and the area began to grow. Indian trails and ox cart trails became roads and the Minnesota River provided necessary transportation of goods. Agriculture dominated early industry and wheat became the principal crop. Corn and potato produ…
RICE COUNTY MN In 1844, a fur trader, Henry M. Rice arrived to the Rice County area and traveled with Alexander Faribault. Rice was elected as a senator in 1857 and the county was named in his honor. School districts were organized that same year and the construction of a courthouse followed in 1874 with Faribault as the county seat. Settlers were attracted to the rich farmland and ample water power from nearby rivers and streams. As the railroad…
LYON COUNTY MN Once part of Wabasha County, Lyon County was founded in 1853 and named in honor of George Nathaniel Lyon . The first permanent settler in Lyon County was T. W. Castor who claimed land in Stanley Township. A variety of settlers soon followed and by 1868, the population of Lyon County had grown dramatically. Early settlements were located near the Cottonwood and Redwood Rivers and a post office was established in Lynd Township in 186…
RAMSEY COUNTY MN Originally home to Native Americans, Ramsey County was established in 1849 and named in honor of Alexander Ramsey, the first Governor of the Minnesota Territory. Ramsey County was one of Minnesota’s nine original counties and included land of Mille Lacs, Aitkin, Pine, Carlton, Washington and Hennepin Counties. Access to water, fertile soil and ample natural resources attracted many settlers and the area was quickly developed. St….
GRANT COUNTY MN Grant County was established from parts of Stevens County in 1871 and named in honor of Uylsses S. Grant. Elbow Lake was selected as the county seat due to its central location and a courthouse was constructed in 1878. The citizens of Herman fought to have the county seat moved to Herman in 1881, but the final vote resulted with Elbow Lake as the winner. By 1900 the population of Grant County had reached 8,935 and the area continu…
PENNINGTON COUNTY MN Pennington County was originally the home of Dakota and Ojibway Indians until the western half of the county was opened to homesteading by the signing of a treaty in 1863. In 1896 the northeast corner of Polk County was separated to form Red Lake County, which was then nearly doubled in size in 1904 by the acquisition of a large area of land purchased by the federal government from the Red Lake Band of the Ojibway Indians. Th…
OLMSTED COUNTY Originally home to Ojibway, Winnebago and Dakota Sioux Indians, Olmsted County was opened for settlement in 1853 after a treaty was signed. Townships were organized in 1854 and the county was named in honor of David Olmsted, the first mayor of St. Paul. Lush prairies, fertile soil, and ample natural resources brought settlers to the area and the arrival of the railroad sparked dramatic growth. Rochester was selected as the county s…
