HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 90-278 - Renaming the Miller Spring to the Fredrick-Miller Spring - 12/18/1990 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN, COUNTY MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 90-278
RESOLUTION RENAMING THE MILLER SPRING TO THE FREDRICK-MILLER SPRING
WHEREAS, the City Council of Eden Prairie has established the Historical and Cultural
Commission and the Heritage Preservation Committee to be advisors to the Council on matters
of historical sites in the City, and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Committee and the Eden Prairie Historical Society
have researched the history of the spring located along Eden Prairie Road south of Pioneer Trail
and found that the spring was first developed by William Fredrick, on whose land it was located,
and the Kruger family, whose land was nearby, and
WHEREAS, the Fredricks and the Krugers moved the well outlet to the other side of the
road, capped it and built a wooden tank to store water, and
WHEREAS, the Miller family later bought the land where the spring is located and then later
donated the spring to the City of Eden Prairie, and
• WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie has formally signed the spring as Miller's Spring to
illustrate its significance as a landmark for the City of Eden Prairie.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Historical and Cultural Commission and the
Heritage Preservation Committee of Eden Prairie respectfully request the City Council to
formally rename the spring the "Fredrick-Miller Spring" and also resign the spring with the new
name.
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ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this g ► day of41990.
Gary D ZPeterson, Mayor
ATTEST:
ohn 1535Frane, Clerk SEAL