Waverly Township near Trimont in Martin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

North Star

August 14, 2023

1. North Star Marker

Inscription. This community was settled by people of German descent. A creamery was built in 1894 and a general store in 1895 or 1896. The North Star Post Office was established in Sec. 22, Waverly Twp. and moved to the store in 1898. An ice house, church, parsonage, telephone company and several homes were also part of this thriving trade center. The post office closed in 1904 after Welcome (8 miles SW) began a rural mail route. The general store closed about 1910. The exact date of the founding of the "German Evangelical Peace Congregation," more commonly known as the North Star Church, is unknown. Services were held until 1923. The building was demolished in 1937. All that remains today of this lost town is the cemetery. For more information visit the Martin County Historical Society/Pioneer Museum in Fairmont.

Erected 2001 by Martin County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 43° 45.648′ N, 94° 34.111′ W. Marker is near Trimont, Minnesota, in Martin County. It is in Waverly Township. It is on 190th

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Street 0.2 miles east of 150th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairmont MN 56031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Chanyaska (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Boynton Ranch (approx. 5.4 miles away); Trimont, Minnesota Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Pioneer Memorial Drive / Fairmont (approx. 8.6 miles away); Site of the Singing Oak (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Legend of the Singing Sisseton Oak (approx. 8.9 miles away); Chubb House / Dr. O. P. Chubb (approx. 9 miles away); Fort Fairmount (approx. 9.1 miles away).

North Star Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

August 14, 2023

2. North Star Marker, from the west

North Star Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

August 14, 2023

3. North Star Marker, from the east

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2023. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2023.