Cedar Township near Trimont in Martin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Cedarville
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1. Cedarville Marker
Inscription.
Cedarville, a thriving trade center for thirty years, was located on the north shore of Cedar Lake. The post office was in existence from 1868-1903. After the post office closed the mail was sent to Monterey. Francis Drugan was the first postmaster. Richard Crandell, Phinneas Dennis and Capt. E.F. Wade were early storekeepers. Capt. Wade was also Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and did much land office and collection business. The town had two stores, a hotel, blacksmith shop, wind grist mill and some homes. The Cedarville School (Dist. 34), the first school in Cedar Twp., was established in 1867. The Chicago and Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroads both by-passed Cedarville in 1899. Cedarville declined rapidly after this. For more information visit the Martin County Historical Society/Pioneer Museum in Fairmont.
Cedarville, a thriving trade center for thirty years, was located on the north shore of Cedar Lake. The post office was in existence from 1868-1903. After the post office closed the mail was sent to Monterey. Francis Drugan was the first postmaster. Richard Crandell, Phinneas Dennis and Capt. E.F. Wade were early storekeepers. Capt. Wade was also Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and did much land office and collection business. The town had two stores, a hotel, blacksmith shop, wind grist mill and some homes. The Cedarville School (Dist. 34), the first school in Cedar Twp., was established in 1867. The Chicago and Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroads both by-passed Cedarville in 1899. Cedarville declined rapidly after this. 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 1868.
Location. 43° 48.121′ N, 94° 44.621′ W. Marker is near Trimont, Minnesota, in Martin County. It
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is in Cedar Township. It is on 215th Street east of 65th Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trimont MN 56176, 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trimont, Minnesota Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fort Chanyaska (approx. 7 miles away); North Star (approx. 9.2 miles away); Lone Cedar (approx. 11.6 miles away); Manyaska (approx. 14.7 miles away).
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2. Cedarville Marker, from the west
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3. Cedarville Marker, from the east
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