Bruce, Minnesota

Bruce was the name of a town in Martin Township, Rock County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The townsite is now abandoned, and no trace remains.^[1]

History

The town of Bruce was platted in May 1888, and had a post office from 1888 until 1936.^[2][3] It had a station of the Illinois Central Railroad. Most of its businesses and residences relocated to the town of Hills when the Sioux City and Northern Railroad extended its line from Sioux City, Iowa to Garretson, South Dakota in 1890, bypassing Bruce. The town gradually faded afterwards. The last buildings were removed in the early 1970s and the Illinois Central tracks were removed in 1982.

References

External links

• HomeTownLocator Map of Bruce, Minnesota

Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Luverne Cities Beaver Creek Hardwick Hills Jasper‡ Kenneth Luverne Magnolia Steen Townships Battle Plain Beaver Creek Clinton Denver Kanaranzi Luverne Magnolia Martin Mound Rose Dell Springwater Vienna Unincorporated communities Ash Creek Kanaranzi Manley Ghost towns Bruce Carnegie Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 43°31′20″N 96°23′54″W / 43.52222°N 96.39833°W / 43.52222; -96.39833