Foster, Minnesota

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Foster
Unincorporated community
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Foster
Coordinates: 45°24′59″N96°40′33″W / 45.41639°N 96.67583°W / 45.41639; -96.67583
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Big Stone
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID643834 [1]

Foster is an unincorporated community in Foster Township, Big Stone, Minnesota, United States. [1]

History

Foster was platted in 1880. It was named for Foster L. Balch. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Foster, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  54.


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