Minnesota Historic Roadside Structures and Historic Places

Finding and appreciating the roadside parking areas, rest areas, monuments, overlooks, bridges, and historic markers along Minnesota highways; and taking note of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and historic bridges along the way.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Hold mouse here for answer Viking Sword Roadside Marker - Ulen

Posted by north central at 10:41 AM

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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Hold mouse here for answer Hidden Falls - Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Hold mouse here for answer Asperitas clouds - Northern Minnesota

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Standard Roadside Parking Area Sign, c1940 ¹

¹ Susan Granger, Scott Kelly, and Kay Grossman. (1998, December). Historic Roadside Development Structures on Minnesota Trunk Highways. Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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