The Revitalization of Historic Fort Snelling

by Ann Mayhew, Enter

Published January 12, 2023

Featuring Maura Rockcaste, PLA, ASLA

Visitors to Historic Fort Snelling, both returning and new, will be moved by the recently reworked physical and natural spaces and the many, varied histories they bring to light.

The days of Historic Fort Snelling being presented to the public solely as a 19th-century military fort are past. Years of work completed by the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in collaboration with stakeholder communities have informed a new approach to the site that incorporates numerous histories that have unfolded there. These histories include the site’s connection to Indigenous peoples, its military history, the story of Japanese Americans at the Military Intelligence Service Language School during World War II, African Americans and the 25th Infantry, and the history of slavery in Minnesota, particularly the story of Dred and Harriet Scott…

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