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Riggs & Pettijohn Cabins

Chippewa County, Minnesota
· Erected 1848
Historical Marker Database · Connor Olson
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Stephen R. and Mary Riggs built a new home for their family here in 1848. The one-story frame house contained a living room, small kitchen and two bedrooms. Mission farmers Jonas and Fanny Pettijohn built their cabin nearby. Both cabins were destroyed by fire in 1854.
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Minnesota · United States

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