On This Date in Minnesota History: March 8

March 8, 1862 – Clay County, Minn., was established on this date, and organized April 14, 1872. It was “named for the greatly admired statesman, Henry Clay, of Lexington, Kentucky.”

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 114.

Henry Clay
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