Winner, Minnesota

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Coordinates: 48°35′52″N95°26′24″W / 48.59778°N 95.44000°W / 48.59778; -95.44000 Coordinates: 48°35′52″N95°26′24″W / 48.59778°N 95.44000°W / 48.59778; -95.44000
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Roseau
Elevation
1,237 ft (377 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID655017 [1]

Winner is an abandoned townsite in the former Elkwood Township in southeastern Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.

History

The community of Winner had a post office from 1913 until 1937. [2]

Notes

  1. "Winner". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 511. ISBN   0-87351-396-7.



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