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San Francisco is an abandoned townsite in San Francisco Township in Carver County, Minnesota.
[edit] History
San Francisco was first settled in 1854 and named by the founder, William Foster, after the city in California. [1] It was reportedly the original county seat of Carver County, Minnesota, U.S.A. but lost that status to Chaska a year later. [2] The town lasted about ten years from its founding and had a post office from 1856 until 1858 and again from 1861 until 1862. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, pp. 608. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
- ^ San Francisco - Ghost Town
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