7 Form 116. STATE OF MINNEOSTA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT I, Charles M. Babcock, Commissioner of Highways, after investigation of the application made by >National Park Highway Association< on the >26th< day of >June< 191 >7<, do find that the application is meritorious and the Highway Trail therein described is worth of registration and protection under the provisions of Chapter 318, Laws of 1917. Therefore; it is ordered that the said Highway Trail be registered in the office of the Highway Department, as starting from >Mississippi River at city of La Crosse.< and thence via >North Westerly thru Houston Winona Wabasha Goodhue< and terminating at >Dakota Ramsey Hennepin Sherburne Stearns Todd Ottertail Wilkin and Clay – to Moorhead, Minnesota< to be known as >National Parks Highway< With the following color combination and design hereby authorized to be used in marking said highway trail: (seal) In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal, at St. Paul, Minnesota, this >13th< day of >October< 191 >7< Certificate >Order< No. >153< Recorded >Oct [October] 22 – 1917< >Application # 4 –< >Chas. [Charles] M. Babcock< Commissioner of Highways.
