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immigrant farmers. While its population declined significantly in the twentieth century, the architecture and landscape of the district is well-preserved and its
National Register nomination described it as "the most intact... of the original Swedish colonies in Minnesota". The Old Vasa Swedish
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Minnesota US land, including the growing site of Vasa. While there had already been rapid growth in European settlement of the area largely against Dakota wishes, as US leaders pushed the
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18:Township in Minnesota, United States
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769:"Our History, Vasa Lutheran Church"
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503:. Vasa was established in 1853 by
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814:Cite error: The named reference
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856:Lutz, Thomas (March 28, 1975).
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612:United States Consul General
608:Minnesota Secretary of State
394:United States historic place
367:Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
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501:Vasa Historic District
458:100 acres (40 ha)
422:U.S. Historic district
405:Vasa Historic District
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843:National Park Service
697:"U.S. Census website"
626:Governor of Minnesota
354:of Sweden during the
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69:Show map of Minnesota
1349:United States portal
790:"History of Vasa MN"
659:Vasa Children's Home
642:, Minnesota senator.
510:Vasa Children's Home
231: • Density
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449:Red Wing, Minnesota
379:Rural Free Delivery
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630:Mexican Revolution
545:population density
527:State Highway 19 (
372:Westward Expansion
363:Upper Dakota Sioux
339:Gustav I of Sweden
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1270:reservation
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1165:communities
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1035:Belle Creek
989:Pine Island
931:County seat
732:January 31,
706:January 31,
624:, the 14th
561:other races
356:Reformation
134: /
1365:Categories
1258:White Rock
680:References
539:As of the
310:feature ID
218:Population
119:44°30′21″N
1327:Footnotes
1313:Fairpoint
1308:Eggleston
1203:Hay Creek
1153:Frontenac
1120:Wanamingo
1070:Hay Creek
1040:Belvidere
1027:Townships
1000:Wanamingo
983:Lake City
820:help page
622:John Lind
516:Geography
328:Minnesota
298:FIPS code
286:Area code
240:Time zone
210:Elevation
163:Minnesota
122:92°44′3″W
1318:Florence
1188:Claybank
1135:Zumbrota
1090:Minneola
1060:Florence
1005:Zumbrota
995:Red Wing
967:Dennison
938:Red Wing
653:See also
610:and the
565:Hispanic
555:, 0.23%
551:, 0.11%
480:75000983
349:In 1853
302:27-66640
274:ZIP code
33:Township
1248:Wastedo
1238:Wacouta
1228:Stanton
1218:Skyberg
1115:Wacouta
1105:Stanton
1065:Goodhue
973:Goodhue
774:July 2,
505:Swedish
499:as the
345:History
313:0665852
175:Goodhue
148:Country
1268:Indian
1208:Roscoe
1183:Bombay
1125:Warsaw
1100:Roscoe
1080:Kenyon
1075:Holden
978:Kenyon
948:Cities
569:Latino
541:census
170:County
1253:Welch
1243:Wangs
1198:Hader
1130:Welch
616:India
549:White
529:MN 19
279:55089
268:(CDT)
266:UTC-5
245:UTC-6
158:State
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1223:Sogn
1213:Ryan
1110:Vasa
1085:Leon
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