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Red Wing is a city and the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 census. [5] [6] [7] This city is named for early 19th-century Dakota Sioux chief Red Wing. [7] [8] The federal government established a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation —now Prairie ...
HAER No. MN-21, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 3, Red Wing, Goodhue County, MN", 98 photos, 11 data pages, 7 photo caption pages HAER No. MN-22, " Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minneiska, Winona County, MN ", 92 photos, 11 data pages, 6 photo caption pages
Goodhue County, Minnesota. / 44.41°N 92.72°W / 44.41; -92.72. Goodhue County ( / ˈɡʊdhjuː / GUUD-hew) [1] is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,582. [2] Its county seat is Red Wing. [3] Nearly all of Prairie Island Indian Community is within the county.
Prairie Island Indian Community ( Dakota: Tinta Winta) is a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation in Goodhue County, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River. Most of the reservation now lies within the city of Red Wing, which developed after this land was set aside. The reservation was established in 1889, with boundaries modified after that time.
Operation Red Wings (often incorrectly referred to as Operation Redwing or Operation Red Wing ), [12] informally referred to as the Battle of Abbas Ghar, was a joint military operation conducted by the United States in the Pech District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was carried out from late-June to mid-July 2005 on the slopes of a ...
Catchment area. 45,170 sq mi (117,000 km 2) Lock and Dam No. 3 is a lock and dam located near Red Wing, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 796.9. It was constructed and placed in operation July 1938. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1988 through 1991. The dam is 365 feet (111.3 m) long with 4 roller gates.
Frontenac State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Red Wing. The park is notable both for its history and for its birdwatching opportunities. The centerpiece of the park is a 430-foot-high (130 m), 3-mile-long (4.8 km) steep limestone bluff overlooking Lake Pepin, a natural ...
Added to NRHP. June 05, 1975. The E.S. Hoyt House is a historic house in Red Wing, Minnesota, United States, designed by the firm of Purcell & Elmslie and built in 1913. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also a contributing property to the Red Wing Residential Historic District.