March 13, 1858

Kanabec County is formed out of Pine County. Kanabec is an Ojibwe word for “snake,” and the Snake River flows through the county.

Thanks to Palma Wright’s, Louis Lauer’s and Lynn Johnson’s classes at Moorhead Public Schools for the research on March’s Day in History.

Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

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