National Register of Historic Places - Minnesota (MN), Clearwater County

Clearwater County Minnesota has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Itasca State Park, Itasca Bison Site, Lower Rice Lake Site and Upper Rice Lake Site and Gran Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Archaic, Woodland, Archaic Beltrami, Plains-Woodlands and Sandy Lake Complex dating back to 7999 BC.

The famous person Zebulon Pike is associated with one of more of the Clearwater County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clearwater County places including Civilian Conservation Corps and Ole Eneberg. Prominent architectural styles found in Clearwater Country are .

Gran Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 1988 - - #88000593)

Also known as Gran Church

CR 92 and CH 20 , Bagley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Itasca Bison Site (added 1970 - - #70000912)

Also known as 21CE1

Address Restricted , Park Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early Archaic

Period of Significance:

7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Itasca State Park (added 1973 - - #73000972)

Also known as Headwaters of the Mississippi River

21 mi. N of Park Rapids off U.S. 71 , Park Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Pike,Zebulon,et al.

Significant Year:

1905, 1933, 1891

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Conservation, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture, Science, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Woodland, Archaic Beltrami

Period of Significance:

7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

More Information:

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Lower Rice Lake Site (added 1978 - - #78001527)

Also known as 21CE5;Lower Rice Lake Archeological District

Address Restricted , Bagley

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

Plains-Woodlands

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Upper Rice Lake Site (added 1978 - - #78001526)

Also known as 21CE4;Upper Rice Lake District

Address Restricted , Shevlin

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Sandy Lake Complex

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields