Frederick Manfred is credited with crafting the term âSiouxlandâ to describe the gathering of the corners of South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and his home state of Iowa.
He lived in a massive home that was an interpretive center at Blue Mounds State Park just outside Luverne, MN. I was disappointed to learn the center was closed in 2015, and the state is considering tearing down the house Manfred built.
The REVIEW recently published a revealing look at the man, the house and the issue.
His daughter, Freya Manfred of Stillwater, MN, hopes the house, which has considerable water damage, can be saved. Placing it on the National Register of Historic Places would help that happen.
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