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U.S.-Dakota War Sesquicentennial Commemorations Scheduled This Week

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal St. Paul, Minn. – Events are planned around the state this week to commemorate the anniversary of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, which began 150 years ago this week. The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force … Continue reading

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Santa Fe Trail bridge from Civil War era nominated for National Register of Historic Places

by Tom Sharpe, Santa Fe New Mexican SANTA FE, N.M. — A little-known bridge that carried wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail and figured in the Battle of Apache Canyon during the Civil War has been nominated to the National Register … Continue reading

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