Historic Fort Snelling, Fort Snelling Military Reservation, Minnesota
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Fort Snelling Military Reservation, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: |
Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year Established: | 1819 |
| Founded by: | United State Government |
| Historic Function: | Fortification |
| Current Function: | Historic site |
Historic Fort Snelling, Fort Snelling Military Reservation, Minnesota
(44.89254601714° N, 93.180541992188° W)
(44.89254601714° N, 93.180541992188° W)
| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Reference Number: | 66A00401 |
| Reference URL: | [Reference] |
| Certification date: | October 15, 1966 |
| Level of significance: | National |
Fort Snelling was established in 1819 as the first military post in what later became Minnesota. Its location on the bluffs above the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers was ideal for protecting the interests of the United States Government.
Fort Snelling was called into active duty one last time during World War II. For 300,000 young men of Minnesota's Greatest Generation, the fort represented their gateway into military service. At the end of the war, it represented their ticket out.
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