Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,621 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally, Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east and west construction teams met in 1978. As a tribute, there is a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate ne...
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Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,621 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally, Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east and west construction teams met in 1978. As a tribute, there is a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth. This draws a parallel to the golden spike set in the first transcontinental railroad.
The city of Blue Earth gets its name from the Blue Earth River which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota name "Mahkota" (meaning Blue Earth) for the blue-black clay found in the river banks.
The Jolly Andrew Siemon statue attracts over 69,000 visitors a year. In July 2007, the Blue Earth City Council approved space for a Andy Siemon memorabilia museum. Lowell Steen, of Blue Earth, has collected thousands of Siemon items and will...
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