Leaf Lake Township near Ottertail in Otter Tail County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Leaf City

October 24, 2024

1. Leaf City Marker

Inscription. Trading post on the Red River Trail in 1857, and U. S. Postoffice from 1857 to 1860. The settlement was broken up by the Sioux Outbreak of 1862

Dedicated by the Otter Tail County Historical Society June 26, 1938

Erected 1938 by the Otter Tail County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 46° 24.496′ N, 95° 27.977′ W. Marker is near Ottertail, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County. It is in Leaf Lake Township. It is at the intersection of Middle Leaf Road and Minnesota Highway 108, on the right when traveling east on Middle Leaf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henning MN 56551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delbert Thalmann Park (approx. 4½ miles away); Otter Tail City & Ottertail Village (approx. 5.6 miles away); Otter Tail City (approx. 5.6 miles away); First County Seat of Otter Tail County (approx. 5.6 miles away); Otter Tail Lake (approx. 6½ miles away); New York Mills (approx. 8.7 miles away); Continental Divide Monument (approx. 8.7 miles away); Memorial to the Finnish Pioneers (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottertail.

Also see . . . Leaf City - Otter Tail County, MN. (Submitted on November 19, 2024.)

October 24, 2024

2. Leaf City Marker

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