Fort Snelling

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Rivers.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: historic fort in Minnesota near the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota River
  • Also known as: “Bdote Fort Snelling”, “Fort Snelling at Bdote”, “Fort Snelling, Minnesota”, and “Historic Fort Snelling”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mendota Bridge and Sibley Historic Site.

Bridge
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The , in the US state of carries State Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and . It is the final bridge over the Minnesota River before the Minnesota flows into the at the "Meeting of the waters" or "Mendota" in the Dakota language. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Fort Snelling.

Museum
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the site of Henry Hastings Sibley's home, who was the regional manager of the American Fur Company and 's first governor. is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Fort Snelling.

Railway station
Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.
station is a light rail station on the Blue Line in the region of the US state of , named after the nearby historic fort structure. is situated 1 mile west of Fort Snelling.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mendota and Highland Park.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, , which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of , United States. Also known as Highland District Council, it lies along the just north of Fort Snelling and across the river from .

Locality
is a significant Dakota sacred landscape where the Minnesota and meet, encompassing , Fort Snelling, , Indian Mounds Park, and surrounding areas in present-day and , United States. is situated 1½ miles east of Fort Snelling.

Fort Snelling

Latitude
44.89266° or 44° 53′ 34″ north
Longitude
-93.18088° or 93° 10′ 51″ west
Open location code
86P8VRV9+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154133281
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q480993
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Fort Snelling” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن سنيلنغ”
  • Chinese: “斯內林堡”
  • Chinese: “斯内林堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Snelling”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سنيلنج”
  • Finnish: “Fort Snelling”
  • French: “fort Snelling”
  • French: “Fort Snelling”
  • German: “Fort Snelling”
  • Hebrew: “פורט סנלינג”
  • Japanese: “スネリング砦”
  • Japanese: “フォート・スネリング”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Fort Snelling”
  • Persian: “قلعه اسنلینگ”
  • Spanish: “Fort Snelling”
  • Swedish: “Fort Snelling”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ سنیلنگ”

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