West Newton, Minnesota

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West Newton is a ghost town in section 30 of West Newton Township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, along the Minnesota River, near New Ulm. [1]

West Newton Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota Township in Minnesota, United States

West Newton Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of St. George is located within the township.

Nicollet County, Minnesota County in the United States

Nicollet County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,727. Its county seat is St. Peter.

Minnesota State of the United States of America

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.

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History

West Newton was named in part to honor James Newton, an early settler who emigrated from Kentucky, and partly to honor the steamboat West Newton, which was built in 1852 and sunk at Alma, Wisconsin, in September 1853. [2] The community had a post office from 1862 until 1910. [3] Harkin's General Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Alma, Wisconsin City in Wisconsin, United States

Alma is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 781 at the 2010 census. The city borders the Town of Alma and the Town of Nelson, the Town of Belvidere, and Greenfield Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota. The motto for the city of Alma is: "Step into Living History."

Harkins General Store historic site in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States

Harkin's General Store is all that remains of West Newton, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. Alexander Harkin opened the store as combination general store and post office in 1867 in the growing town of West Newton. The town fell into decline after four years of locust in southern Minnesota, and the railroad passed by West Newton. The store finally closed its doors in 1901.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Notable people

John Hubert Peschges was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston in Crookston, Minnesota.

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References

  1. ↑ "West Newton, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 374.
  3. ↑ "Nicollet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

Coordinates: 44°23′10″N94°35′46″W / 44.386°N 94.596°W / 44.386; -94.596

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