West Newton, Minnesota

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West Newton is an abandoned townsite on the Minnesota River in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.

[edit] 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 of 1853. The town had a post office from 1862 until 1910, and also had a sawmill, a gristmill, a hotel, and a general store. Harkin's General Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, pp. 400,401. ISBN 0-87351-396-7. 

[edit] External links

• Harkins Store at Minnesota River Valley
• Minnesota Historic Sites: Harkin Store

Coordinates: 44°15′54″N 91°54′03″W / 44.265, -91.90083

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