Rosemount, Minnesota is in Dakota County. Organized as a township in 1858, it was incorporated as a city in 1972.
The first land claim in the area was made by William Strathern in 1853. The following year, C.H. Carr opened a stagecoach station and public house on the Mendota-Wabasha Road. In early 1854, James Diffley made a claim in what is now western Rosemount, while Andrew Keegan staked a claim on the east shore of what is now known as Keegan Lake. By 1855, several settlers had filed claims and built homes.
In May of 1858, Rosemount was organized as a township. Saratoga was proposed as a name for the new township, but the townspeople settled on Rosemount. In 1860, roughly fifty percent of Rosemount's eligible men had enlisted to fight the Civil War.
In 1866, a village formed within the township, also taking on the name of Rosemount. At the time of the 1880 census, Rosemount Township had a population of 848, with 116 people in Rosemount Village.
Portions of Inver Grove Township were added to Rosemount Township in 1871, extending Rosemount's northeastern border to the Mississippi River.
Rosemount Village was incorporated in 1875.
Another community formed around the Chicago Great Western Depot, taking the name of Rich Valley, which had its own post office from 1858 to 1935. Today, Rich Valley is a distinct neighborhood of Rosemount.
Things changed considerably for several Rosemount residences with the government acquisitions of land for a smokeless gunpowder production plant, known as Gopher Ordnance Works, which opened in 1943 and closed soon after the end of World War II. To build the plant, the government evicted farmers from 11,000 acres of farmland.
In January of 1971, the village and township of Rosemount merged, becoming the City of Rosemount a few years later.
The main routes through the city are US Highway 52, Minnesota State Highways 3 and 55, and County Road 42. Pine Bend, an unincorporated village in Island Lake Township, is just north of northeast Rosemount. Just east of Pine Bend is Roseport, a neighborhood of Inver Grove Heights. Coates abuts Rosemount to the southeast. Sedil, an unincorporated neighborhood in Nininger Township, abuts Rosemount on its eastern border, along the Mississippi River and Spring Lake. Eagan is about eight miles to the north-northwest. Inver Grove Heights is about nine miles north of the center of Rosemount. Empire is about ten miles to the south, Farmington is about eight miles to the south, and Apple Valley is approximately six miles east of Rosemount.
At the northeastern border of Rosemount, the Mississippi River widens to form Spring Lake. The western portion of the city includes several lakes and ponds. There are often several parks and wooded areas.
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Located on Claret Avenue, the Rosemount, Minnesota restaurant specializes in authentic Chinese food. Directions and a map showing the location of the map are displayed on the site, along with its hours of operation, payment options, and contacts. Its menus are posted to the site, and orders may be made online, for local pickup. Regular customers may establish an account on the site to facilitate subsequent orders. Available coupons may be printed from the site, and customer feedback is posted.
http://www.chinawokrosemount.com/
Dakota County Technical College
DCTC is a public, two-year technical college in Rosemount, Minnesota, and part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Its admissions policies, applications, an admissions checklist, transfer policies, and online payment systems are included. Its academic and support programs, its majors, and a faculty and staff directory are put forth, with a school calendar, and employment opportunities.
https://www.dctc.edu/
Also known as the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Public Schools, District 196 is headquartered in Rosemount, Minnesota, offering a PK-12th-grade curriculum through 196 schools. Its elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and specialized schools are listed on a map or may be found by school type. Other resources include attendance area maps, its K-12 curriculum, its magnet schools, programs, student services, early childhood programs, and community education programs.
http://www.district196.org/
The school began in 1971 as a K-4th-grade program and has always operated under the ministries of the First Baptist Church in Rosemount, and it currently offers a program for students from K-12th grade. A school calendar, its admissions policies, fees, and payment policies are published to the site, along with its Christian, academic, and athletics programs, and various forms and documents are available for downloading.
http://www.fbsrosemount.org/
The RAAC offers a wide range of programming, such as concerts, art festivals, music festivals, arts and crafts classes, plays, author and writing events, and other activities, numbering more than fifty events per year. Its history, an overview of the organization, and a promotional video are presented. with a calendar of events, an introduction to its literary and theater groups, memberships, volunteer opportunities, and ticket sales.
https://www.rosemountarts.com/
Rosemount, Minnesota high school and youth football are highlighted here, including its Varsity, Junior Varsity, 10th grade, and 9th-grade football programs, its youth in-house and traveling football teams, its alumni programs, hall of fame, and other award programs. Its booster club membership levels and benefits are stated, and made available for purchase online, with a calendar of events and a photo album.
https://www.rosemountfootball.com/
The official municipal website introduces the city government, offering agendas and minutes, a calendar of municipal events, the city council, commissions, and departments, as well as its departments and services, election information, polling places, and results. A guide to arts in Rosemount, sports and athletics, regular or annual events, schools, and libraries are included, and various forms are available for downloading.
https://www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/
The Catholic school in Rosemount, Minnesota was established in 1953, and strives to prepare its youth to become leaders, to embrace the traditions of the Catholic church, and assist parents in nurturing the religious faith of their children, as well as maintaining a strong academic curriculum in language arts, writing, and math. Its history, accreditation status, enrollment policies, a map, and directions are included.
http://school.stjosephcommunity.org/
Owned by AugustanaCare, the Rosemount is a senior living facility in Rosemount, Minnesota. An overview of the facilities and its services is set forth, along with client testimonials, available living options, and its services and amenities are presented. Information about planning ahead, making necessary financial decisions are posted, with news and events relating to the facilities, directions, and contact data.
https://www.therosemount.com/
