Chippewa City thrived in the 1890s, with about 100 families living in the village. It was thought that this town would never dwindle. However, much of this community's room for housing was removed when Highway 61 entered it. The land was opened up to a settlement in 1854 with the signing of the Treaty of LaPointe by the Chiefs of the Indian Peace Commission. In accordance with the treaty, the land was given to Chippewa native Francis Rousain, who then sold it to another Chippewa, D. George Morrison, who then sold it to Eber E. Bly, who by 1873 sold it to Henry Mayhew.[2]
chippewa, city, minnesota, chippewa, city, abandoned, townsite, cook, county, minnesota, united, states, chippewa, cityghost, townchippewa, citycoordinates, 75972, 30194, 75972, 30194countryunited, statesstateminnesotacountycookelevation669, time, zoneutc, cen. Chippewa City is an abandoned townsite in Cook County Minnesota United States Chippewa CityGhost townChippewa CityCoordinates 47 45 35 N 90 18 07 W 47 75972 N 90 30194 W 47 75972 90 30194CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyCookElevation669 ft 204 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code218GNIS feature ID655713 1 The community was located 1 5 miles northeast of downtown Grand Marais on Minnesota Highway 61 History editChippewa City thrived in the 1890s with about 100 families living in the village It was thought that this town would never dwindle However much of this community s room for housing was removed when Highway 61 entered it The land was opened up to a settlement in 1854 with the signing of the Treaty of LaPointe by the Chiefs of the Indian Peace Commission In accordance with the treaty the land was given to Chippewa native Francis Rousain who then sold it to another Chippewa D George Morrison who then sold it to Eber E Bly who by 1873 sold it to Henry Mayhew 2 The St Francis Xavier Church maintained by the Cook County Historical Society and on the National Register of Historic Places is located within the community 3 References edit US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 Pioneers in the Wilderness fourth printing July 1999 Willis H Raff Wurzer Cathy 2008 Tales of the Road Highway 61 pp 17 18 nbsp This article about a location in Cook County Minnesota is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chippewa City Minnesota amp oldid 1166695527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
