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On foot · County in Minnesota

Battlefields in Otter Tail County, MN

Battlefields on the record near you, listed with what happened there and who fought.

Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. Otter Tail County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. The record can, and the closest listings to Otter Tail County, MN are below.

Men holding rifles - battlefields — Photo: Jen Theodore on Unsplash

Civil war reenactors fire a cannon, creating a cloud of smoke on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: jerry-putman on Pexels

A cannon on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: John Kostyk on Unsplash

On the record near Otter Tail County, MN

The 12 nearest

There are no battlefields on the record within 300 miles of Otter Tail County, MN. These are the 12 listed historic sites of any kind closest to it, out of 34 within 30 miles. 25 listed sites carry Otter Tail County as their county.

Phelps Mill2.1 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Underwood · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Phelps Mill Historic District2.1 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · District · Underwood · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
District No. 182 School4.2 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Underwood · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Craigie Flour Mill Historical Marker7.1 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Site · Otter Tail Township · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Foss, Ole and Anne, House8.8 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Underwood · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
Prospect House8.9 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Battle Lake · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church9.4 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Battle Lake · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
Wright, C. J., House15 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Clement, C. C., House15 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
United States Post Office and Courthouse16 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 2012National Register of Historic Places
River Inn16 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Northern Pacific Depot16 miles from the center of Otter Tail County · Building · Fergus Falls · listed 2022National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Otter Tail County, MN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Battlefields in Otter Tail County, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Otter Tail County, MN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Otter Tail County, MN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Otter Tail County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Otter Tail County, MN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Otter Tail County, MN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.