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Old Military Fort to be Converted Into School Campus

MINNEAPOLIS-Three schools are eyeing the old Fort Snelling buildings as a campus. Now owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources, the fort has 28 buildings totaling 500,000 sf on a 141-acre site overlooking the Mississippi River.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on January 10, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS-The old military reservation at Fort Snelling here is in the process of being converted into a campus serving three schools. Two charter schools and a private school are eyeing the property for their programs.

There are some 28 building, encompassing more than 500,000 sf, on the 141-acre site on the Upper Bluffs of the Mississippi River. About 12 of the buildings are houses that used to be home to the officers at the fort.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources owns the land. Ownership of the land and buildings were transferred to the state in the early 1970s by the Federal Government. The DNR is looking for users who would be willing to pay all of the costs without owning the property.

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