Dayton: I-94: I-94 WB - Pkwy
Dayton straddles the Crow River near its confluence with the Mississippi in Minnesota, a position that made the settlement part of a wider river-route network. Named for landowner Lyman Dayton, the community grew from a small river town into a developing northwestern edge of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Its territory still alternates between wooded river corridors, wetlands and open land, while broad highways, local streets and newer housing connect it to the wider Twin Cities. The Crow River’s meeting with the Mississippi is Dayton’s defining geographic feature, and the older river settlement remains distinct from the metropolitan development around it.
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Few cities in Minnesota have a history as closely tied to the meeting of the Mississippi and Crow rivers as Dayton. Set along this river junction northwest of Minneapolis, the city occupies a transition zone where wooded banks and open land meet the expanding Twin Cities metropolitan area. Dayton takes its name from Lyman Dayton, a landowner and member of Minnesota’s territorial legislature. The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area begins near Dayton and follows the river for 72 miles through the metro region. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Dayton and the upper Mississippi corridor.
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