Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The guy that Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis is named for was an immigrant who worked for the federal government in Minnesota. 79922
Magma Suit @magmasuit.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I thought it was named after the suspiciously ubiquitous personal injury attorney 110
jcech.bsky.social @jcech.bsky.social · 25/01/2026There was a statue of ol Joe outside my dorm in college 110
allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 25/01/2026love to correct an error made by zebulon pile. get his ass 150
Rachel Bean, still sick but less @colocharachel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026My grandparents are buried in the town of Nicollet outside of St. Peter named after the same guy. 000
Kurt G @kurtgegenhuber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Not enough Minnesota streets named after astronomers — Star of the North! 171
Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I've read that Alex Pretti's ancestors on one side emigrated from Northern Italy (not sure which part). Joseph Nicollet came from a remote corner of France that borders northern Italy. 150
