Lowville, Minnesota

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Lowville, Minnesota
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Coordinates: 44°04′00″N95°52′01″W / 44.06667°N 95.86694°W / 44.06667; -95.86694
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Murray
Township Lowville
Elevation
1,640 ft (500 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 507
GNIS feature ID654530 [1]

Lowville (also Lordville) is an unincorporated community in Lowville Township, Murray County, Minnesota, United States. [1]

History

Bartlett Marshall Low (1839-1893), Minnesota state legislator, farmer, and business, lived in Lowville with his wife and family. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Lowville, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bartlett Marshall Low


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