Shirley, Minnesota

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Shirley
Unincorporated community
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Shirley
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Shirley
Coordinates: 47°52′08″N96°36′52″W / 47.86889°N 96.61444°W / 47.86889; -96.61444
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Polk
Elevation
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906 ft (276 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID654939 [1]

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

History

Shirley had a depot on the Great Northern Railroad. Iron mining occurred in Shirley from 1882 to 1911. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shirley, Minnesota
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  427.


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