Historical Marker
PFC. Jimmy Berray
Historical marker location:
5901 Lyndale Avenue, Richfield, Minnesota
( Marker can be reached from Lyndale Avenue South south of West 59th Street, on the left when traveling south.)
United States Marine Corps. 1922 1942.
The first European to explore Minnesota was French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634. He traveled along Lake Michigan and the Fox River and likely reached the present-day state of Minnesota.