Shell City, Minnesota

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Shell City is a ghost town in setion 2 of Shell River Township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.

[edit] History

The village of Shell City was established by William E. Kindred as the Kindred post office in 1879. The townsite was then sold to Francis M. Yoder and Sewall Chandler in 1881 and the name was changed to Shell City in 1882. The town failed to develop as hoped, and the post office was discontinued in 1901. ^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, pp. 608. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Wadena County, Minnesota

County seat: Wadena

Cities	Aldrich \| Menahga \| Nimrod \| Sebeka \| Staples \| Verndale \| Wadena

Townships	Aldrich \| Blueberry \| Bullard \| Huntersville \| Leaf River \| Lyons \| Meadow \| North Germany \| Orton \| Red Eye \| Rockwood \| Shell River \| Thomastown \| Wadena \| Wing River

Ghost towns	Leaf River \| Shell City