James Gordon Town Hall - Osakis, MN - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

THE BUILDING
The 'Gordon Township Hall' was named after James Gordon in 1869.The township hall is nicely maintained and sits on Highway 27 just out of Osakis MN in Todd County, MN.

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THE PERSON
James and his family were first white settlers in the Lake Osakis area of Todd County, MN. They arrived in the 1850's when the land was still a Native American battleground, between the Ojibwe and Dakota.
- Not until 500 years after the Vikings were supposed to have come, did the first settlers arrive in Osakis, Minnesota. The first recorded white settlements is that of Mary Gordon and her family. She and her family settled on the Didier Corner in 1857. The family built a two story log house which served as an inn for other settlers who were in search of land. Legend has it that Mr. Gordon, the father, was tomahawked to death by an Indian as he stood in the yard of the inn. It was not long before the settlers followed Mrs. Gordon into the Osakis area. John Potter took a claim which eventually became the city of Osakis. The Gordon place became a stage stop on the military road from St. Paul to Fort Abercrombie. A blacksmith shop and a small store opened up near Mary Gordon's place. Other settlers began to occupy land around the Gordon settlement.

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Year it was dedicated: 1869 Location of Coordinates: Front of town hall on Highway 27 Related Web address (if available): [Web Link] Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building - Town Hall

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