Castle Danger, Minnesota

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Castle Danger, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Castle Danger
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Castle Danger
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 47°07′15″N91°30′12″W / 47.12083°N 91.50333°W / 47.12083; -91.50333 Coordinates: 47°07′15″N91°30′12″W / 47.12083°N 91.50333°W / 47.12083; -91.50333
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lake
Township Silver Creek
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Population
 • Total30
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55616
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID640967 [1]

Castle Danger is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located between Two Harbors and Beaver Bay on Minnesota Highway 61, on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Castle Danger is located 11 miles northeast of the city of Two Harbors. Gooseberry Falls State Park is nearby.

History

Castle Danger was settled in 1890, by three Norwegian fishermen (brothers Dan, Marc, and Tom Lind), although the site was already occupied by lumber companies. The exact origin of the name is unknown, although it might have come from the cliffs on the shore resembling a castle; from a boat named Castle that grounded here; [2] or from the Walter Scott novel Castle Dangerous (1831).

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References

  1. ↑ "Castle Danger, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Minnesota Place Names Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine . Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved on 2009-6-02



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