Kingsbury Creek is a stream in
St. Louis County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
.
History
Kingsbury Creek is named after
William W. Kingsbury
William Wallace Kingsbury (June 4, 1828 – April 17, 1892) was a Delegate (United States Congress), Delegate from the Minnesota Territory, Territory of Minnesota.
Education
Born in Towanda, Pennsylvania, he attended the academies at Towanda, ...
, a Minnesota legislator.
See also
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List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams that cumulatively flow for . The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca and crosses the Iowa border downstream. It is joined by the Minnesota River at Fort Snellin ...
References
Rivers of St. Louis County, Minnesota
Rivers of Minnesota
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