John Harrington Stevens was the first authorized resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was granted permission to occupy the site, then part of the Fort Snelling military reservation, in exchange for providing ferry service to St. Anthony across the river. The Stevens House was moved several times, finally to Minnehaha Park in south Minneapolis in 1896. The house is now a museum, with tours available on summer weekends.

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  • John Harrington Stevens was the first authorized resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was granted permission to occupy the site, then part of the Fort Snelling military reservation, in exchange for providing ferry service to St. Anthony across the river. The Stevens House was moved several times, finally to Minnehaha Park in south Minneapolis in 1896. The house is now a museum, with tours available on summer weekends. The home was considered to be a civic and social hub of the city, and was used to organize both Hennepin County and the city of Minneapolis. Stevens was born in Brompton Falls, Quebec, Canada. He attained the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army, and was involved in the Mexican-American War. He served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1857–1858 and the Minnesota Senate in 1859–1860. He returned to the house once later in 1876. Minneapolis and St. Anthony merged in 1872, so there are others who can claim to be earlier Minneapolis residents. The oldest existing house from that earlier settlement was built by Ard Godfrey in 1848, two years before Stevens' home; that house is now at the small Chute Square park in the city.
  • John Harrington Stevens fut le premier résident autorisé sur la rive Ouest du Mississippi sur le territoire qui deviendra Minneapolis. Il obtint l'autorisation d'occuper ce site, faisant alors partie de Fort Snelling, en échange d'un service de bac vers St. Anthony à travers le fleuve. La maison de Stevens sera déplacée à plusieurs reprises et se trouvera finalement dans le Minnehaha Park au sud de Minneapolis en 1896. Elle est maintenant un musée. Stevens est né à Brompton Falls, au Québec au Canada. Il obtint le grade de colonel dans l'Armée américaine et participa à la Guerre américano-mexicaine. Il occupa divers mandats électifs dans l'État du Minnesota entre 1857 et 1876.
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  • John Harrington Stevens was the first authorized resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was granted permission to occupy the site, then part of the Fort Snelling military reservation, in exchange for providing ferry service to St. Anthony across the river. The Stevens House was moved several times, finally to Minnehaha Park in south Minneapolis in 1896. The house is now a museum, with tours available on summer weekends.
  • John Harrington Stevens fut le premier résident autorisé sur la rive Ouest du Mississippi sur le territoire qui deviendra Minneapolis. Il obtint l'autorisation d'occuper ce site, faisant alors partie de Fort Snelling, en échange d'un service de bac vers St. Anthony à travers le fleuve. La maison de Stevens sera déplacée à plusieurs reprises et se trouvera finalement dans le Minnehaha Park au sud de Minneapolis en 1896. Elle est maintenant un musée.
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  • John H. Stevens
  • John H. Stevens
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