Clearwater County, Minnesota
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Clearwater County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,524. Its county seat is Bagley.
Clearwater County Building and Courthouse in Bagley, Minnesota.
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Red Lake Indian Reservation
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The Red Lake Indian Reservation covers 1,260.3 sq mi in parts of nine counties in Minnesota, United States. It is made up of numerous holdings but the largest section is an area around Red Lake, in no
Clearwater County, Minnesota
…census, the population was 8,524. Its county seat is Bagley. Clearwater County is home to Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River. Parts of the Red Lake and White Earth Indian reservations extend into the county. The Red Lake River flows west out of Red Lake across the top of Clearwater County on its…
Red Lake welcome sign in Bejou, Minnesota in 2023
U.S. Indian Commissioner William P. Dole seated, John G. Nicolay (Lincoln's private Secretary) standing at Big Lake encampment, Sherburne County, Minnesota mid-August 1862. They were en route to make a treaty with the Red lake and Pembina bands on the Red River that was postponed due to the Sioux. It had been planned for August 25th. Nicolay had been sent as Lincoln's personal representative to the Chippewa.
Red Lake Chiefs ca. 1890, photographed by Frank Jay Haynes
Tipi summer home of John Jones, Red Lake Agency, 1925