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Seth Eastman painting of Schoolcraft at Itasca. Lake Itasca was named by the United States' Indian agent, Henry Schoolcraft, in 1832 when, during a visit to the lake, he declared it to be the verITAS CAput or "true source" of the Mississippi River.



 
 


 

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