Tuesday, March 21, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 21

March 21, 1881 - Warren became the county seat of Marshall County on this date. The town was “named in honor of Charles H. Warren, general passenger agent of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway company,”1 which was renamed the Great Northern company in 1890.
http://www.warrenminnesota.com/index.asp?SEC=0460851E-007E-40EA-B360-6B32DC21BB70&Type=B_BASIC

1Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 331.




http://www.forksplusrealty.com/warren-mn-info/

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