Winner, Minnesota

Former community in Minnesota, United States
Former community in Minnesota, United States
48°35′52″N 95°26′24″W / 48.59778°N 95.44000°W / 48.59778; -95.44000CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyRoseauElevation
1,237 ft (377 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code218GNIS feature ID655017[1]

Winner is an abandoned townsite in the former Elkwood Township in southeastern Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.

History

The community of Winner had a post office from 1913 until 1937.[2] All that remains of the town today is a singular silo.

Notes

  1. ^ "Winner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 511. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
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