Garen, Minnesota

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Garen is an abandoned settlement in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. Garen was located south of Forest Lake, on present U.S. Route 61.

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History

Garen was founded after a spark from a Northern Pacific Railway train ignited a fire in a peat bog located there. [1]

Local cattle farmers sued the railway, and as part of the settlement, the railway built a siding with cattle pens so farmers could load cattle into boxcars for shipment to the Saint Paul stockyards. [1] [2] A boxcar was used as a station. [1]

The settlement was named for Frank and Sarah Garen, whose farm had been affected by the fire. [1] [3]

Garent prospered during the early 1900s, and had a store, and a school that was used as a community center. [2] During the 1930s and 1940s, the Half-Way Inn was located there. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peterson, Brent (January 12, 2018). "The Lost Community of Garen". Forest Lake Times.
  2. 1 2 3 "Forest Lake". Washington County Historical Society. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  3. Friedrich, Alex (November 14, 2015). "Washington County commissioners evaluate names for a soon-to-open library in Forest Lake". Pioneer Press.

Further reading

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