Lorne, Minnesota (site)
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Lorne was a village in section 29 of Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It is now an unincorporated community that is part of Hanley Falls, Minnesota.
Lorne began when The Great Northern Railway purchased seven acres in 1898 and laid a siding called Tweed as a flag station. When the post office was established in 1900, the name changed to Fraseville. The post office name was changed in 1905 to Lorne and was discontinued in 1935. Schoolhouse #92 was located in the community.
1969 plat map showing Lorne: www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/616607/Minnesota+Falls+...
Info: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1802&BookC...
Lorne began when The Great Northern Railway purchased seven acres in 1898 and laid a siding called Tweed as a flag station. When the post office was established in 1900, the name changed to Fraseville. The post office name was changed in 1905 to Lorne and was discontinued in 1935. Schoolhouse #92 was located in the community.
1969 plat map showing Lorne: www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/616607/Minnesota+Falls+...
Info: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=1802&BookC...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Falls_Township,_Yellow_Medicine_County,_Minnesota
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Coordinates: 44°44'44"N 95°34'14"W
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