Homedahl, Minnesota

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Homedahl is an abandoned townsite in sections 29 and 30 of

Seely Township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

History

The town was originally settled by the Osul Haaland family, Norwegian immigrants. Rasmus O. Haaland was the first postmaster, and named the post office in honor of a "[remembered] location in Norway."[2] The village had a station of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, and the post office lasted from 1877 to 1904.

Notes

  1. ^ "Homedahl - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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