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Peter Van Santen
Peter Van Santen (May 27, 1913 – March 12, 2011) was an American farmer and politician. Van Santen was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and went to school in Folden Townshp, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. He lived with his wife and family in Battle Lake, Minnesota and was a farmer and cattle breeder. Van Santen was with the farmers union, dairy cooperatives, and the Democratic Party. Van Santen served on the Eagle Lake Township Board. He also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1961 and 1962. In 1989, Van Santen and his wife moved to Dalton, Minnesota Dalton is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 215 at the 2020 census. History Dalton was platted in 1882 by Ole C. Dahl, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Dalton since 1882. Dalton .... Van Santen died at the Battle Lake Samaritan Center in Battle Lake, Minnesota. References 1913 births 2011 deaths People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census. History The falls from which the city gets part of its name were discovered by Joe Whitford (a Scottish trapper) in 1856 and promptly named in honor of his employer, James Fergus. It is not known whether Fergus ever visited the city, but Whitford did not live to see the city develop, as he was killed during the 1862 Dakota war in western Minnesota. In 1867, George B. Wright was at the land office at St. Cloud and found Whitford's lapsed claim, purchased the land, and built what is now the Central Dam in downtown Fergus Falls around 1871. After Wright died in 1882, his son Vernon moved from Boston to Minnesota and took over his father's interests in the town. Vernon Wright was also one of the two people who established the Otter Tail Power Company in 1907. The city was incorporated in the late 1870s and is situated along the dividing lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folden Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Folden Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The population was 265 at the time of the 2000 census. History Folden Township was organized in 1881, and named after Folden, in Norway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (3.06%) is water. The highest elevation in Otter Tail County is found in Folden Township, Section 32, northeast of Urbank. Pekan Peak (unofficial name) discovered by John Sandy in February 2022, at coordinates 46°11′54.744″ N 95°30′4.248″ W (DMS), Latitude 46.19854 Longitude -95.50118 (DD), has an elevation of , measured by LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 112 households, and 81 families living in the township. The population density was 7.7 people per square mile (3.0/km2). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Otter Tail County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 60,081. Its county seat is Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County comprises the Fergus Falls micropolitan statistical area. With 1,048 lakes in its borders, Otter Tail County has more lakes than any other county in the United States. History Native Americans used the area for hunting and fishing, and had permanent dwelling sites. Two Native American tribes were in constant conflict. The Dakota (Sioux) were being pushed from their home area by the Ojibwa (Chippewa) during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Burial mounds and artifacts can still be found. Some of the oldest Native American remains were found near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. The remains, nicknamed Minnesota Girl, were dated at about 11,000 BC. The first white men to enter the county were French and British fur traders. Efforts were made to set up trading posts on the Leaf Lakes and Otter Tail Lake. In the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Lake, Minnesota
Battle Lake is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 857 according to the 2020 census. History Battle Lake was platted in 1881, and named after a nearby lake which commemorates an 18th-century battle between the Ojibwe and Lakota Indians. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 857 people, 299 households, and 506 housing units. The population density was . The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 2.9% two or more races, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Black, 0.2% Asian, and 0.3% other races. There were 299 households with an average family size of 2.47. 53.2% were married couples living together, 31.8% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 9.7% had a male householder with no spouse present. The median age in the city was 60.3 years. 16.3% of the residents were under the age of 18. 2010 census As of the census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Eagle Lake Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2000 census. Eagle Lake Township was organized in 1870, and named for the largest lake within its borders. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (11.55%) is water. Organized on the 5th day of September, 1870, Eagle Lake Township bears the name of its deepest and largest lake, Eagle Lake. Commonly referred to as the "Leaf Mountains", it is here in Otter Tail County whereby two moraines, the Fergus Falls Moraine and Leaf Hills Moraine, unite to create a belt of drift hills, stretching across five townships, giving the region profound definition. Towering up to 350 feet high, with a range three to five miles wide, the Leaf Mountains provide views of the neighboring counties and watersheds. Such is the case at Indian Hill in neighboring Oscar Township, whereby views to the west overlook plains of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota House Of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building. History Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were eligible for election to the Legislature. In 1922, Mabeth Hurd Paige, Hannah Kempfer, Sue Metzger Dickey Hough, and Myrtle Cain were elected to the House of Representatives. Elections Each Senate district is divided in half and given the suffix ''A'' or ''B'' (for example, House district 32B is geographically within Senate district 32). Members are elected for two-year terms. Districts are redrawn after the decennial United States Census in time for the primary and general elections in years ending in 2. The most recent election was hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalton, Minnesota
Dalton is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 215 at the 2020 census. History Dalton was platted in 1882 by Ole C. Dahl, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Dalton since 1882. Dalton was incorporated in 1905. 2020 Tornado On July 8, 2020, areas south and east of Dalton were struck by a violent EF4 tornado that significantly damaged or destroyed three farmsteads. There was one death, and two injuries. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. County Highways 12, 35, and 82 are three of the main routes in the community, and Interstate 94 is nearby. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 253 people, 115 households, and 69 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.8% White, 0.4% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Births
Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Ismail Enver comes to power. * January – Stalin (whose first article using this name is published this month) travels to Vienna to carry out research. Until he leaves on February 16 the city is home simultaneously to him, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito alongside Berg, Freud and Jung and Ludwig and Paul Wittgenstein. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as the world's largest railroad station. * February 3 – The 16th Amendment to the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Businesspeople From Minnesota
A businessperson, businessman, or businesswoman is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue by using a combination of human, financial, intellectual, and physical capital with a view to fueling economic development and growth. History Prehistoric period: Traders Since a "businessman" can mean anyone in industry or commerce, businesspeople have existed as long as industry and commerce have existed. "Commerce" can simply mean "trade", and trade has existed through all of recorded history. The first businesspeople in human history were traders or merchants. Medieval period: Rise of the merchant class Merchants emerged as a "class" in medieval Italy (compare, for example, the Vaishya, the traditional merchant caste in Indian society). Between 1300 and 1500, modern accounti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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