Munroe Turntable-Roundhouse Survey

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,740
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Cass County
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2020
End Date
April 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Cass
Cass
Project Details

To hire a qualified archaeologist to conduct a survey of late nineteenth-century logging activity around the former Brainerd and Northern Minnesota Railway, specifically the Munroe turntable.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,740
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,000
Direct expenses
$12,740
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Neal Gaalswyk, Robert Kangas, Jeff Peterson, Scott Bruns, Dick Downham
Project Manager
First Name
Kirk
Last Name
Titus
Organization Name
Cass County
Street Address
PO Box 579
City
Walker
State
MN
Zip Code
56484
Phone
(218) 947-7501
Email
kirk.titus@co.cass.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000