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This Day in Minnesota History

January 7, 1838

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Edward Phelan (variously spelled), recently discharged from Fort Snelling, stakes out a claim in St. Paul near Ryan and Hill Streets. Lake Phalen and Phalen Creek are named for him.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: June 7, 2018