Chatauqua Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota
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Chatauqua Park, Mahtomedi, Minnesota
(45.05700103178185° N, 92.95922756195068° W)
(45.05700103178185° N, 92.95922756195068° W)
Known as "Triangle Park" today. This was a Minnesota location for the famous 19th century summer educational and cultural festivals known as "Chatauquas." In 1887, former Mississippi Senator Blanche Bruce, an African-American elected to office during the Reconstruction era, spoke here on "The Race Problem."
In approximately 2017, "Triangle Park" was formally renamed "Veterans' Memorial Park"
