Itasca State Park - Park Rapids, MN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Itasca State Park, known as the Headwaters of the Mississippi River is the first state park developed in the state of Minnesota. It has numerous rustic buildings constructed from log and stone between 1905 and 1942. One of the most impressive buildings is the Douglas Lodge which has a sign signifying that it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The lodge, built in 1905, is still being used as an inn with a restaurant and a lobby with a striking fireplace made from native rock. Other features that make this park notable are the remains of historic settlements, log cabins, a pioneer cemetery, Woodland Indian burial mounds, and a history that dates back to Zebulon Pike.

Street address: Off Hwy 71 Park Rapids, MN USA County / Borough / Parish: Becker Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential/Exploration/Settlement, Conservation, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture, Science, Prehistoric Periods of significance: 7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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