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    now called the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center and Brower is often referred to as the "Father of Lake Itasca". In the late 1800s Brower questioned the...
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  • Brower is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ann Brower, American-New Zealand academic Brittany Brower, contestant in America's...
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    Brower's Spring is a spring in the Centennial Mountains of Beaverhead County, Montana that was identified by surveyor Jacob V. Brower in 1888 as the ultimate...
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    the lake and identified it as the source of the Mississippi in 1804. Jacob V. Brower, a land surveyor and president of the Minnesota Historical Society...
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    are home to Brower's Spring, discovered in 1888 by Jacob V. Brower, which is believed to be the furthest point on the Missouri River. Brower published his...
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  • Minnesota, in the United States. Hays Lake was named for an assistant to Jacob V. Brower. List of lakes in Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names...
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    for "truth" and "head" (veritas caput). In the late 19th century, Jacob V. Brower, historian, anthropologist and land surveyor, came to the park region...
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  • United States. Lyendecker Lake was named for a travel companion of Jacob V. Brower. List of lakes in Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names...
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    increased to 839. Browerville was platted in 1882, and named after Jacob V. Brower (1844–1905), a noted conservationist, father of both Itasca State Park...
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    of archaeology. The main series of mounds was first documented by Jacob V. Brower during archaeological surveys in 1897 and 1901. He dubbed them the...
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