Whitewater_Falls,_Minnesota

Whitewater Falls, Minnesota

Whitewater Falls, Minnesota

Ghost town in Winona County, US

Whitewater Falls is an abandoned townsite in sections 27 and 34 of Whitewater Township in Winona County, Minnesota.[1]

History

Whitewater Falls had a post office from 1856 until 1899.[2] The town took its name from the Whitewater River.[3] Clark William Trisler (1840-1921), farmer and Minnesota state legislator, lived in Whitewater Falls with his wife and family.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Falls, Minnesota
  2. [2]
    Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 635. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
  3. [3]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 584.
  4. [4]
    Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Carl William Trisler

44°07′14″N 92°00′13″W


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