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
Rum River
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The Rum River is a slow, meandering stream that connects Minnesota's Mille Lacs Lake with the Mississippi River. It runs for 151 miles through the communities of Onamia, Milaca, Princeton, Cambridge,
Rum River in Princeton, Minnesota
The Rum River as seen on the west side of Milaca, Minnesota.