First Dwelling in Minneapolis

First Dwelling in Minneapolis is a memorial in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. First Dwelling in Minneapolis is situated near Saint Marys Greek Orthodox Church, as well as near the Buddhist temple Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel.

Minnesota Zen Meditation Center

Buddhist temple

Photo: SusanLesch, CC0.

The Minnesota Zen Meditation Center is an urban… Minnesota Zen Meditation Center is situated 830 feet north of First Dwelling in Minneapolis.

Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel

Chapel

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel is situated 1,800 feet southeast of First Dwelling in Minneapolis.

Lakewood Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Lakewood Cemetery is a large private, non-sectarian… Lakewood Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet south of First Dwelling in Minneapolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Bde Maka Ska and South Uptown.

East Bde Maka Ska

Neighborhood

East Bde Maka Ska is a neighborhood within the…

South Uptown

Neighborhood

South Uptown is a residential neighborhood in the…

Uptown

Quarter

Photo: RxS, Public domain.

Uptown is a commercial district in southwestern…

First Dwelling in Minneapolis

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “ON THE HILL ABOVE WAS ERECTED THE FIRST DWELLING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY SAMUEL W. AND GIDEON H. POND MISSIONARIES TO THE INDIANS JUNE, 1834. DEDICATED BY THE NATIVE SONS OF MINNESOTA, MAY 30th 1908”
Category: historic site
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.93966° or 44° 56′ 23″ north

Longitude

-93.30394° or 93° 18′ 14″ west

Open location code

86P8WMQW+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13570630080

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Marys Greek Orthodox Church and Lakeview Gardens.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Little Orthodox Library and Karma Library.

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