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The original 3,320 acres (13 km) of land on which this park sits were donated by George H. Crosby in 1955. The park was named both after Crosby and the river which it contains, the
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1660:Forestville
1536:White Earth
1501:Snake River
1496:Smoky Hills
1491:Smokey Bear
1476:Saint Croix
1451:Pine Island
1441:Paul Bunyan
1391:Koochiching
1376:Insula Lake
1336:Fond du Lac
1306:Chengwatana
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1276:Birch Lakes
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1092:Tettegouche
1067:Schoolcraft
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977:Lake Louise
972:Lake Carlos
952:Kilen Woods
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260:timber wolf
248:backpacking
219:North Shore
181:Established
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1848:Categories
1620:Historical
1531:Welsh Lake
1526:Wealthwood
1516:Two Inlets
1481:Sand Dunes
1411:Lost River
1386:Kabetogama
1366:Hill River
1341:Foot Hills
1301:Centennial
1126:Recreation
1117:Zippel Bay
1107:Wild River
1102:Whitewater
1022:Moose Lake
982:Lake Maria
927:Interstate
917:Hayes Lake
743:Wilderness
640:Litchfield
616:Management
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347:References
328:Canada jay
300:bald eagle
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203:state park
137:47°28′44″N
1618:Minnesota
1521:Waukenabo
1471:Rum River
1446:Pillsbury
1436:Pat Bayle
1316:Crow Wing
1296:Burntside
1286:Bowstring
1281:Blackduck
1203:Flood Bay
1170:Red River
1042:Rice Lake
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690:Landmarks
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550:Big Stone
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471:Monuments
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436:Minnesota
338:Landscape
207:Minnesota
173:Elevation
140:91°6′43″W
118:Minnesota
1456:Red Lake
1381:Jeanette
1271:Big Fork
1185:Waysides
1037:Old Mill
1012:Minneopa
857:Flandrau
678:Superior
673:Chippewa
535:Wildlife
444:National
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110:Location
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1486:Savanna
1426:Nemadji
1331:Finland
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1243:Forests
1135:Big Bog
797:Banning
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751:Agassiz
688:Natural
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537:Refuges
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