March 4, 1879
– The village of Young America, Carver County, Minn., was platted in the fall
of 1856, and incorporated on this date. “This name is a familiar expression for
the vigor and progressiveness of the young people of the United States.”1 The cities of Norwood and
Young America merged on January 1, 1997, forming the city of Norwood Young
America, Minn.2
1Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance;
Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 84.
2http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME9GM_Norwood_Young_America_MN_USA
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME9GM_Norwood_Young_America_MN_USA
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