The large grants are awarded annually to help nonprofits, educational organizations, government units, and federally recognized tribes to preserve and share Minnesota history.
The $237,265 legacy grant will be used by the History Center of Olmsted County to rehabilitate the smokehouse which architectural historians have said is unique to the region.
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