Armstrong, Minnesota

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Armstrong
Unincorporated community
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Armstrong
Coordinates: 43°39′53″N93°28′05″W / 43.66472°N 93.46806°W / 43.66472; -93.46806
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Freeborn
Elevation
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1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID639442 [1]

Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

Armstrong was laid out in 1878, and named for Thomas H. Armstrong, a Minnesota politician who had the local grain elevator built. [2] A post office was established at Armstrong in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong, Minnesota
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  199.
  3. ↑ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong Post Office (historical)


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