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This Day in Minnesota History

January 9, 1849

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A group of Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) unhappy with the new Long Prairie Reservation in Minnesota, attempt to return to their homeland in Wisconsin. Troops from Fort Snelling block their movements near St. Paul.

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