Kensington Runestone Historical Marker (Alexandria, Minnesota)

USA / Minnesota / Alexandria / Alexandria, Minnesota / Lincoln Avenue
 monument, place with historical importance
The Kensington Runestone is a 202-pound (92 kg) slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side. A Swedish immigrant, Olof Ohman, claimed to have discovered it in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County, Minnesota, and named it after the nearest settlement, Kensington.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Runestone
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Coordinates:   45°53'9"N   95°20'36"W
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