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Winona, Minnesota





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    Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The city is named after Princess We-Noh-Nah, daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III. The population was 27,069 at the 2000 census. Its annual celebration, Steamboat Days, is held in the summer. It is known as the stained glass capital of the United States. Evidence gathered by archaeologists indicates that people lived in the valley as early as 9500 B.C. The earliest evidence of human habitation in Winona County is based on the discovery of a Woodland period site (circa 800 B.C.-900 A.D.). The present-day city of Winona was founded on the village of Keoxa. As the seat of the Wapasha dynasty, it was home to a Mdewakanton band of the eastern Sioux. The summer homes of the Keoxa natives were made of bark supported by a framework and poles. Their winter residence was a teepee made of about 8 buffalo hides sewn together with deer sinew, typically about 12 feet (4 m) high and 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 m) in diameter, with a fire in the middle to keep the temperature inside the dwelling

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    City Contained By:

    • Winona County
    • Minnesota

    City Contains:

    • Winona State University
    • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
    • Watkins Incorporated

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 61.1237194039 km squared

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