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Winnipeg Junction is a ghost town in section 22 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota United States.^[1]^[2]

History

Winnipeg Junction was established in 1887 when the Northern Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.^[3] The town developed rapidly and within twenty years had a church, three stores, three saloons, two restaurants, two hotels, a bakery, a grain elevator, a school, three livery stables, and a post office which operated from 1887 until 1910.^[4] In 1909, however, the railroad moved its line to a more favorable grade, and the town subsequently died, its businesses and residents moving to the adjacent communities of Manitoba Junction and Dale. Little trace of the town remains today.

Notes

^ "Winnipeg Junction, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Minnesota Department of Transportation-Highland Grove Township
^ Winser, Henry Jacob; Riley, William C. (1897). The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide: For the Use of Tourists and Travelers Over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and Its Branches. Northern Pacific Railway. p. 61.
^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 124. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

46°53′45″N 96°14′48″W / 46.89583°N 96.24667°W / 46.89583; -96.24667

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[1] "Winnipeg Junction, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Minnesota Department of Transportation-Highland Grove Township

[3] Winser, Henry Jacob; Riley, William C. (1897). The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide: For the Use of Tourists and Travelers Over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and Its Branches. Northern Pacific Railway. p. 61.

[Upham-4] Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 124. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

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-'''Winnipeg Junction''' is a [[ghost town]] in section 22 of [[Highland Grove Township, Minnesota|Highland Grove Township]] in [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]], [[Minnesota]].
+'''Winnipeg Junction''' is a [[ghost town]] in section 22 of [[Highland Grove Township, Minnesota|Highland Grove Township]] in [[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]], [[Minnesota]] United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|655018|Winnipeg Junction, Minnesota}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/township/clay/highland-grove.pdf Minnesota Department of Transportation-Highland Grove Township]</ref>
 ==History==
-Winnipeg Junction was established in 1885 with the arrival of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]].  The town developed rapidly and within twenty years had a church, three stores, three saloons, two restaurants, two hotels, a bakery, a grain elevator, a school, three livery stables, and a post office which operated from 1887 until 1910. <ref name = Upham>{{cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society| date =2001| location =Saint Paul, Minnesota| pages =pp. 124| isbn =0-87351-396-7}}</ref>  However the railroad moved its line to a more favorable grade in 1909, and the town subsequently died, its businesses and residents moving to the adjacent communities of [[Manitoba Junction, Minnesota|Manitoba Junction]] and [[Dale, Minnesota|Dale]].  Little trace of the town remains today.
+Winnipeg Junction was established in 1887 when the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Winser|first1=Henry Jacob|last2=Riley|first2=William C.|title=The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide: For the Use of Tourists and Travelers Over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and Its Branches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JA5FAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA61|year=1897|publisher=Northern Pacific Railway|page=61}}</ref>  The town developed rapidly and within twenty years had a church, three stores, three saloons, two restaurants, two hotels, a bakery, a grain elevator, a school, three livery stables, and a post office which operated from 1887 until 1910.<ref name = Upham>{{cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society| year =2001| location =Saint Paul, Minnesota| pages =124| isbn =0-87351-396-7}}</ref> In 1909, however, the railroad moved its line to a more favorable grade, and the town subsequently died, its businesses and residents moving to the adjacent communities of [[Manitoba Junction, Minnesota|Manitoba Junction]] and [[Dale, Minnesota|Dale]]. Little trace of the town remains today.
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Moorhead
Cities	Barnesville Comstock Dilworth Felton Georgetown Glyndon Hawley Hitterdal Moorhead Sabin Ulen	Map of Minnesota highlighting Clay County
Townships	Alliance Barnesville Cromwell Eglon Elkton Elmwood Felton Flowing Georgetown Glyndon Goose Prairie Hagen Hawley Highland Grove Holy Cross Humboldt Keene Kragnes Kurtz Moland Moorhead Morken Oakport Parke Riverton Skree Spring Prairie Tansem Ulen Viding
CDPs	Baker Oakport
Unincorporated communities	Averill Downer Finkle Kragnes Manitoba Junction Rollag Rustad Tansem
Ghost towns	Dale Muskoda Winnipeg Junction
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