Giacomo Constantino
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N 47° 39.252 W 094° 53.213
15T E 358311 N 5279591
At a point near this site in 1823 Beltrami, an Italian Explorer, ended his search for the source of the Mississippi River.
Waymark Code: WM6Y1P
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2009
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His long difficult journey across wilderness spaces terminated on the shore of the nearby lake which he named Julia. His observations here convinced him that this lake was the most northern or true source of the river Lake Itasca, now known to be the true source of the Mississippi.
Marker Type:: Roadside
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