Minneapolis: City of Lakes
Minneapolis: City of Lakes is a monument in Ramsey, Minnesota. Minneapolis: City of Lakes is situated nearby to the park Yardville Right of Way, as well as near the railway station VA Medical Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include VA Medical Center and Coldwater Spring.
VA Medical Center
Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
VA Medical Center station is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. This station is on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VAHCS Medical Center. VA Medical Center is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Minneapolis: City of Lakes.
Coldwater Spring
Park
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Camp Coldwater for troops that constructed Fort Snelling. Coldwater Spring is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Minneapolis: City of Lakes.
Fort Snelling State Park
Park
Photo: Cmlrcmlr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Snelling State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Minnesota, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. For many centuries, the area of the modern park has been of importance to the Mdewakanton Dakota people who consider it the center of the Earth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nokomis and Mendota.
Nokomis
Suburb
Nokomis is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It takes its name from Lake Nokomis. It comprises eleven smaller neighborhoods. Nokomis neighborhoods fall in Minneapolis City Council wards 8, 11, and 12 and state legislative districts 51A and 63B. Nokomis is situated 1½ miles northwest of Minneapolis: City of Lakes.
Mendota
Village
Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.
Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. Mendota is situated 2 miles southeast of Minneapolis: City of Lakes.
Longfellow
Suburb
Longfellow, also referred to as Greater Longfellow is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota which includes five smaller neighborhoods inside of it: Seward, Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe and Longfellow. Longfellow is situated 2½ miles north of Minneapolis: City of Lakes.
Minneapolis: City of Lakes
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “Minneapolis: City of Lakes”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.90557° or 44° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
-93.19972° or 93° 11′ 59″ westOpen location code
86P8WR42+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 11206824507OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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