Off Co. Hwy. 92 SE of West Union, Kandota Township, West Union, Minnesota. County/parish: Todd.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 30, 1991. NRIS 91001061.
1 contributing structure.The Saint Cloud and Red River Valley Stage Road–Kandota Section is a preserved fragment of a stagecoach road in Kandota Township, Minnesota, United States. It was part of a long route established in 1859 that ran from St. Cloud, Minnesota, to the Red River Valley on the border of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba. The 250-yard-long (230 m) road fragment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 for having state-level significance in the theme of transportation. It was nominated for being a remnant of one of Minnesota's most important stagecoach roads, and a reminder of the stagecoach companies' founding role in establishing the state's overland travel routes.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93201068