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32-606: The church was organized as Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in 1875 by about ninety members of Centenary church, which at the time was the only Methodist church in the city. The Quaker church organized the Sunday school. During the 1960s, the ground around the Lowry Hill I-94 tunnel was frozen with special refrigeration equipment to protect the church from structural damage in case

64-549: A cost of $ 810 million (equivalent to $ 1.13 billion in 2023 ). In Detroit, I-94 was routed over the existing Edsel Ford Freeway and remained signed as such until the late 1980s when Michigan deemphasized proper names on Interstate guide signs. Its interchange with the Lodge Freeway , built in 1953, is significant as the first full-speed freeway-to-freeway interchange built in the US. From September 2007 to October 2008,

96-412: A family was $ 49,011. Males had a median income of $ 37,535 versus $ 26,576 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,676. About 12.4% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over. Agriculture ( dryland farming ) and cattle raising provide the bulk of Custer County economy. Miles City serves as

128-435: A mostly cold semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. As of the 2020 census , there were 11,867 people living in the county. As of the 2010 census , there were 11,699 people, 5,031 households, and 3,014 families living in the county. The population density was 3.1 inhabitants per square mile (1.2/km ). There were 5,560 housing units at an average density of 1.5 per square mile (0.58/km ). The racial makeup of

160-597: Is 28 feet (8.5 m) tall and is visible from I-94 on the north side of the road. US 52 is concurrent with I-94 from Jamestown to the Minnesota state line. approximately milemarker 275 on the westbound lanes between Jamestown and Valley City, there is a small green sign marking the Laurentian Divide , which marks a continental divide where rivers south of the divide drain into the Gulf of Mexico , while

192-467: Is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Montana . As of the 2020 U.S. census , the population was 11,867. Its county seat and largest town is Miles City . The county was established after the end of the American Civil War (1861-1865), on June 2, 1865 , as one of the nine original counties of the new western federal Territory of Montana , which had been formed

224-668: Is an east–west Interstate Highway connecting the Great Lakes and northern Great Plains regions of the United States . Its western terminus is just east of Billings, Montana , at a junction with I-90 ; its eastern terminus is in Port Huron, Michigan , where it meets with I-69 and crosses the Blue Water Bridge into Sarnia, Ontario , Canada, where the route becomes Ontario Highway 402 . It thus lies along

256-595: Is at exit 343 in West Fargo. The highway intersects with the Enchanted Highway 11 miles (18 km) east of Dickinson at exit 72. At New Salem , it passes Salem Sue , a 38-foot-high (12 m) sculpture of a Holstein cow and is clearly visible from I-94 on the south side of the road. A drive up the road to Sue will take visitors to a vantage point where they can see a panoramic landscape for many miles. Between Mandan and Bismarck, I-94 crosses

288-688: The Badlands near Medora (near the Theodore Roosevelt National Park South Unit). A public rest area about seven miles (11 km) east of Medora provides an awe-inspiring view, especially at sunset, and an opportunity to hike through some of the scenery on the Painted Canyon Trail. Further east, I-94 provides access to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, then passes through

320-563: The Blue Water Bridge , where it becomes Ontario Highway 402 in Point Edward, Ontario . The first section of I-94 completed with Interstate funds (under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ) was a 12-mile (19 km) section between Jamestown and Valley City, North Dakota, in 1958. North of Chicago , I-94 has been widened from six to eight lanes from Illinois Route 22 (IL 22, Half Day Road) to just south of

352-694: The Lake Michigan shoreline into Michigan. The 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) speed limit used to continue east of exit 26; now it ends a mile (1.6 km) east of I-80/I-90, where the speed limit goes up to 70 mph (110 km/h) on eastbound I-94. Between milemarkers 0.0 and 15.5, the highway is also posted along with I-80. Between milemarkers 15.6 and 19.0, I-94 is posted alone. I-94 runs north along Lake Michigan to St. Joseph and Benton Harbor where it meets US 31 and I-196 before heading east toward Detroit . It turns northeast to Port Huron where it meets I-69 and ends at

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384-634: The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) added a temporary extra lane to I-94 between northbound I-35W and Minnesota State Highway 280 in the Twin Cities to help relieve traffic congestion caused by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge . As a result, this portion of I-94 was not up to Interstate Highway standards during this time period. Custer County, Montana Custer County

416-677: The Mississippi River in Minneapolis between the Prospect Park and Seward neighborhoods. As it crosses over the only true gorge along the Mississippi's entire 2,350-mile (3,780 km) length, where steep bluffs extend to the waterline. The highway joins Minneapolis and Saint Paul together where it meets Minnesota State Highway 280 (MN 280). US 52 leaves I-94 after running concurrently with I-94 from

448-596: The St. Croix River . I-94 enters Wisconsin east of the Twin Cities at Hudson . It traverses the hilly terrain of northwest Wisconsin, crossing the Red Cedar River near Menomonie . East of Menomonie, I-94 junctions with WIS 29 , a major East–West expressway connecting I-94 with Wausau , and Green Bay . It then passes Eau Claire before turning southeastward and joining with I-90 in Tomah . Southeast of Tomah,

480-600: The Kennedy Expressway and turns south through the city of Chicago. I-90 leaves south of downtown Chicago to the Chicago Skyway. At I-80 , I-94 runs east to Indiana on the Kingery Expressway . In the state of Indiana , I-94 runs east from Illinois concurrently with I-80. It crosses I-90 ( Indiana Toll Road ), where I-80 joins I-90 east toward Ohio . I-94 continues northeasterly, paralleling

512-571: The Missouri River with a view of the Northern Pacific / BNSF Railway Bridge on the south side of the road. At Steele , it passes the world's largest sculpture of a sandhill crane (named Sandy), which is 40 feet (12 m) tall and visible from I-94 on the south side of the road, just to the east of exit 200. At Jamestown , it passes the world's largest sculpture of the buffalo (actually bison) named "Dakota Thunder", which

544-638: The North Dakota state line and heads southbound toward Rochester . In the Twin Cities, the routing of the highway is politically charged, primarily through many historic working-class and Black neighborhoods . In Saint Paul, the routing of I-94 is set through and displaces the historic Rondo neighborhood , which prior to the highway construction was the largest Black community in Saint Paul. East of Saint Paul, I-94 leaves Minnesota between Lakeland, Minnesota , and Hudson, Wisconsin , while crossing

576-795: The Wisconsin state line at IL 173 and 95th Street to 159th Street. Construction began in 2009 to completely rebuild I-94, including expansion to eight lanes, from the Wisconsin–Illinois border through the Mitchell Interchange in Milwaukee. This construction is expected to be completed in 2021. In 2005, the I-94 bridge over the Crow River near St. Michael, Minnesota , about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Minneapolis ,

608-405: The age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 40.1% were non-families, and 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 42.1 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 38,913 and the median income for

640-671: The church in English Gothic style, and modeled it after Ely Cathedral . Edwin Hawley Hewitt , who had earlier built St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral nearby on Hennepin Avenue , was a design partner who traveled to England to see Ely Cathedral before this church was built. Completed in 1916 and measuring 238 feet from the sidewalk to the top of the spire, at the time it was the second tallest building in Minneapolis. Only

672-404: The cities of Dickinson , Mandan , Bismarck , Jamestown , and Valley City on the way to West Fargo and Fargo , where it leaves the state and crosses into Minnesota. Throughout the state, the route generally travels relatively straight east and west following both the railroad route and the former route of US Route 10 (US 10, called "The Old Red Trail") where its western terminus

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704-600: The clock tower of Minneapolis City Hall was taller. The exterior face is soft gray Bedford limestone . Gustavino tile lines the interior to absorb sound. The pews, altar and balconies are built of white oak . In 2006, HGA designed a new entry for the church that won an IES/IIDA Twin Cities Waterbury Award for outdoor lighting design. 44°57′59″N 93°17′15″W  /  44.9664000°N 93.2876000°W  / 44.9664000; -93.2876000 Interstate 94 Interstate 94 ( I-94 )

736-427: The county was 95.5% white, 1.7% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 33.6% were German , 18.3% were Irish , 14.3% were American , 14.1% were Norwegian , and 10.6% were English . Of the 5,031 households, 27.3% had children under

768-591: The highway passes the major tourist area of Wisconsin Dells . Here, vacationers can find a multitude of water parks, camping, amusement parks, zoos, river excursions, as well as lodging and shopping. Further southeast, I-94 joins up with I-39 in Portage at the base of Cascade Mountain , a popular ski area. Just south of Cascade Mountain, I-94 crosses over the Wisconsin River . I-94 leaves I-90 and I-39 east of

800-777: The nearby Battle of the Little Bighorn , in the later portion of the American Indian Wars , the year before in June 1876 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,793 square miles (9,820 km ), of which 3,783 square miles (9,800 km ) is land and 9.9 square miles (26 km ) (0.3%) is water. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Custer County has

832-582: The previous May of 1864 by the United States Congress , with the approval of 16th President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, served 1861-1865). It was originally named Big Horn County of the old Montana Territory, and was renamed on February 16, 1877 , in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), commander of the famous 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army , recently massacred and killed in

864-681: The primary overland route from Seattle (via I-90) to Toronto (via Ontario Highway 401 ) and is the only east–west Interstate Highway to have a direct connection to Canada. I-94 intersects with I-90 several times: at its western terminus; Tomah to Madison in Wisconsin; in Chicago, Illinois ; and in Lake Station, Indiana . Major cities that I-94 connects to are Billings, Bismarck , Fargo , Minneapolis–Saint Paul , Madison , Milwaukee , Chicago, and Detroit . I-94 begins at Billings and travels northeastward toward Glendive before exiting

896-709: The rivers north flow into the Arctic Ocean . The highway reaches Fargo, before the Red River . Leaving Fargo and entering Moorhead, Minnesota , I-94/US 52 crosses the Red River. East of Moorhead Municipal Airport , the Interstate travels in a northwest–southeast trajectory past Fergus Falls , Alexandria , and St. Cloud on the way to the Twin Cities and eastward out of the state. The road crosses

928-651: The state capitol of Madison and resumes its easterly path toward Milwaukee . I-94 weaves its way into Downtown Milwaukee before turning south and heading to Chicago , entering Illinois at Pleasant Prairie . In the state of Illinois , I-94 runs south from Wisconsin to Indiana via downtown Chicago . It is tolled on the Tri-State Tollway to the I-94/I-294 split; it then runs east to the Edens Expressway, where it soon joins again with I-90 on

960-702: The state to the east. I-94 links seven counties, which are Yellowstone , Treasure , Rosebud , Custer , Prairie , Dawson , and Wibaux counties and passes near or through Miles City and Glendive while connecting with I-90 in Billings. The highway is notable for following the Yellowstone River from Billings through Glendive. Beyond the western terminus of I-94, I-90 connects westbound I-94 travelers to points west such as Butte ; Missoula ; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ; Spokane, Washington ; and Seattle, Washington . The route enters at Beach and passes through

992-450: The tunnel walls should collapse during construction. The church stands on land donated by T. B. Walker , a trustee of the church. Walker also donated several paintings to decorate the Sunday school. His wife, Harriet G. Walker , was a member. In 1993, the congregation became a reconciling ministry that specifically welcomes LGBT members ( lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender people). The architects Hewitt and Brown designed

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1024-658: Was rebuilt. In 2006, a project to widen I-94 east of Downtown Saint Paul between MN 120 and McKnight Road from four to six lanes was completed. The interchange at 95th Avenue North in Maple Grove, Minnesota , was rebuilt with a new, wider bridge that replaced the two-lane bridge there, which was demolished in July 2006. The expanded Marquette Interchange in Downtown Milwaukee was completed in August 2008 at

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