Bemidji, The First
City on the Mississippi, Minnesota USA
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Famous People and Distinctions
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Will Weaver
(Author)
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Gary Paulsen
(Author)
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- Team Fenson
(2006 US Mens Olympic Curling
Bronze Medal Winners)
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Famous Dates |
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1784 – Last battle between Sioux Indians driven
out by the Chippewa Indians
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1832 – Guided by Chief Ozawindib (Yellow Head),
Henry Schoolcraft discovers the Mississippi River
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1896 – Bemidji’s City Charter signed
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1897 – Bemidji becomes a county seat. |
1899 – Last battle between U.S. Army and American
Indians fought at Sugar Point
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Constructed
in 1937
Born
in Bemidji, Minnesota, June 21,
1921