Lac qui Parle, Minnesota explained

Official Name:Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:Lac qui Parle
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lac qui Parle
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lac qui Parle
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1020
Coordinates:45.0006°N -95.9061°W
Area Code:320
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:646298

Lac qui Parle [1] is an unincorporated community in Lac qui Parle Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. Lac qui Parle Village is the county's first permanently settled community, starting in 1868.[2]

During the Dakota war of 1862, the community was vacated.

Lac qui Parle village was the original county seat for Lac qui Parle County. The county board met in the hotel and post office building from 1871 to 1875, then in a rented space in the local general store until 1883 when a new courthouse was built. The courthouse was later moved to Madison, in 1889, after a county election chose Madison as the new seat.[3] In 1899, ten years later, a new courthouse was built in Madison[4] which is now on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota Pronunciation Guide . . July 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html . July 22, 2011 .
  2. "National Registry of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Lac qui Parle County Courthouse" National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. Web site: Our History Lac qui Parle County, MN . 2024-07-02 . www.lqpco.com.
  4. Web site: Minnesota Judicial Branch - Lac qui Parle County District Court . 2024-07-02 . www.mncourts.gov.
  5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/0cd63179-351c-4cd5-8611-9311ca65aed2 "National Register of Historic Places - Lac qui Parle County Courthouse"