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'''Maple Springs''' is an [[unincorporated Area|unincorporated community]] along [[U.S. Route 61]] in [[Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota|Pepin Township]], [[Wabasha County, Minnesota|Wabasha County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]], on [[Lake Pepin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=116:3:2098000127243275::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:654818%2CMaple%20Springs|title=Feature Detail Report for: Maple Springs|publisher=USGS Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> It was originally named King's Cooley, after a [[coulee]] on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station of the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] and [[St Paul, Minnesota|St Paul]] [[Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1886&BookCodeID=74&County=79&SendingPage=Results.cfm|title=Minnesota Place Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> Maple Springs currently consists of a few homes and a fishing [[resort]] lining [[Lake Pepin]]
'''Maple Springs''' is an [[unincorporated Area|unincorporated community]] along [[U.S. Route 61]] in [[Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota|Pepin Township]], [[Wabasha County, Minnesota|Wabasha County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]], on [[Lake Pepin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=116:3:2098000127243275::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:654818%2CMaple%20Springs|title=Feature Detail Report for: Maple Springs|publisher=USGS Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> It was originally named King's Cooley, after a [[coulee]] on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station on the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad]] (the "Milwaukee Road").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1886&BookCodeID=74&County=79&SendingPage=Results.cfm|title=Minnesota Place Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> Maple Springs currently consists of a few homes and a fishing [[resort]] lining [[Lake Pepin]]


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Revision as of 16:43, 15 February 2014

Maple Springs
Unincorporated community
Amtrak's Empire Builder passes through Maple Springs in 2009.
Amtrak's Empire Builder passes through Maple Springs in 2009.
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWabasha County
TownshipPepin Township
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
ZIP code
55981
GNIS feature ID0654818

Maple Springs is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 61 in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, on Lake Pepin.[1] It was originally named King's Cooley, after a coulee on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road").[2] Maple Springs currently consists of a few homes and a fishing resort lining Lake Pepin

Notes

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Maple Springs". USGS Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-05-09.


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