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Historic Sites Attractions In Pine City

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Pine City is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, in East Central Minnesota. Pine City is the county seat of, and the largest city in, Pine County. A portion of the city is located on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Founded as a railway town, it quickly became a logging community and the surrounding lakes made it a resort town. Today, it is an arts town and commuter town to higher paying jobs in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.. The population was 3,127 at the 2010 census. Its name is a loose translation of Chengwatana , originally an Ojibwe village located just east of Pine City, along the Snake River. The Ojibwe name for the city is Ne...
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  • 1. Snake River Fur Post Pine City
    The Snake River Fur Post is a reconstructed fur trade post on the Snake River west of Pine City, Minnesota, United States of America. The post was established in the fall of 1804 by John Sayer, a partner in the North West Company, and built by his crew of voyageurs. The site operated for several years, although its exact period of operation is unknown. It was later destroyed by fire.The discovery of artifacts in the 1930s revealed the site. Excavation in the 1960s added to knowledge about it, enabling accurate reconstruction of the post. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is operated as a state historic site.
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