Markuu dhamaaday 1700s, Shirkadda North West waxay aasaastay booska Fort Charlotte ee Lake Superior dhamaadka Grand Portage, illaa ay ka guurto 50 mayl waqooyi-bari ilaa Fort William sanadkii 1803. Sanadkii 1805, Zebulon Pike wuxuu heshiis la galay Native Americans si ay u helaan dhul ku yaal isgoyska wabiyada Minnesota iyo Mississippi. Dhismaha Fort Snelling intii u dhaxeysay 1819 iyo 1825.
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