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This Day in Minnesota History

January 19, 1836

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Six students attend the opening of the Lake Harriet Mission School for the Dakota, founded by the Reverend Jedediah D. Stevens. The school was sponsored by the Presbyterian Missions Board and taught by the founder's niece, Lucy C. Stevens, in a cabin built by Gideon H. and Samuel W. Pond.

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