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==History== |
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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=http://books.google.com/books?id=JA5FAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA61|year=1897|publisher=Northern Pacific Railwa|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> 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. |
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Revision as of 00:45, 28 October 2015
Winnipeg Junction is a ghost town in section 22 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota.
History
Winnipeg Junction was established in 1887 when the Northern Pacific Railroad was extended to that point.[1] 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.[2] 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 and Dale. Little trace of the town remains today.
Notes
- ^ 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 Railwa. 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.
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