Armstrong,_Minnesota

Armstrong, Minnesota

Armstrong, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

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History

Armstrong was laid out in 1878, and named for Thomas H. Armstrong, a Minnesota politician who had the local grain elevator built.[2] A post office was established at Armstrong in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong, Minnesota
  2. [2]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 199.
  3. [3]
    "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. [4]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong Post Office (historical)


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