Coldwater Spring
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Coldwater Spring is a spring in the Fort Snelling unorganized territory of the U.S. state of Minnesota, that is considered a sacred site by the Dakota people, and was also the site of the U.S. Army's
Coldwater Spring in July 2014
Coldwater Spring circa 1900
Springhouse and pond, May 2007
Springhouse and landscape in June 2010, before the National Park Service undertook re-landscaping on the property
Josiah Snelling
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Josiah Snelling was the first commander of Fort Snelling, a fort located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Minnesota. He was responsible for the initial design and construct
Colonel Josiah Snelling, c. 1818
Fort Snelling from the ferry landing across the Mississippi River
Mills built in 1822 at St. Anthony Falls by soldiers from Fort Snelling