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Minnesota - Yellow Medicine County
Yellow Medicine County Minnesota has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Volstead, Andrew John, House, Upper Sioux Agency and Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District, Canby Commercial Historic District and Lund, John G., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Dakota dating back to 1999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Yellow Medicine County historic places including Andrew J. Volstead and John G. Lund.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Yellow Medicine County places including Twin City Granite Works, Dipple of Chicago and Swede Prairie Prog. Farmers Club. Prominent architectural styles found in Yellow Medicine Country are Art Deco, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Canby Commercial Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002189)
Roughly 1st and 2nd Sts. and St. Olaf Ave. , Canby
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Lund, John G., House (added 1978 - - #78001575)
Also known as Museum Encompassing Canby Community Area (MECCA)
101 W. 4th St. , Canby
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Lund,John G.
Significant Year:
1900, 1891
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Lundring Service Station (added 1986 - - #86001356)
201 First St. E , Canby
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dipple of Chicago
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Road-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Swede Prairie Progressive Farmers' Club (added 1986 - - #86001331)
Also known as Roberg Hall
Co. Hwy. 9 , Clarkfield
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
Upper Sioux Agency (added 1970 - - #70000315)
Address Restricted , Granite Falls
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Native American, Architecture, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Dakota
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Volstead, Andrew John, House (added 1974 - - #74001046)
163 9th Ave. , Granite Falls
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Volstead,Andrew J.
Significant Year:
1930, 1894
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wood Lake Battlefield Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000517)
Also known as 21YMk;21YMI;YM-SXA-3, 21YM0110;21YMc;21YMh;21YMi;21YMj;
Intersection of 218 Ave and 600 St , Sioux Agency Township
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Native American
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American, Dakota
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Defense, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Monument/Marker, Unoccupied Land
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Monument/Marker, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling
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