Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

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Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 35,801 at the 2020 census. The city was formed on March 9, 1965, with the merger of the village of Inver Grove and Inver Grove Township.

B-52 Crash Site memorial with Inver Grove Heights water tower in the background

Plaque commemorating those who died in the B-52 crash

Rock Island Swing Bridge in 2008

Dakota County, Minnesota

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Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 439,882. The population of Dakota County was estimated to be 447,440 in 2023. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County is named for the Dakota Sioux tribal bands who inhabited the area.

Dakota County Courthouse

Taoyateduta led the Mendota Mdewakanton in northern Dakota County. He and 121 Sioux leaders ceded much of the present Twin Cities region.

Saint Peter's Church in Mendota is the state's oldest church

Vermillion Falls in Hastings