Albert Lea, Minnesota

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Albert Lea is a city located in Freeborn County, Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 18,016. It is the county seat of Freeborn County.

The City was first settled in 1855, was platted in 1856, organized as a Township in 1857, and incorporated as a city March 11, 1878.

The post office began in 1856. Albert Lea had a station of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) and the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad served Albert Lea from 1869 until 1980, with a line now operated by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Lea,_Minnesota

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Coordinates: 43°38'41"N 93°21'55"W

Fountain Lake 2.4 km
Wedgewood Cove Golf Club 3 km
Albert Lea Golf Club 3.3 km
Pickerel Lake 3.7 km
Albert Lea Reservoir 4 km
Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL/KAEL) 4 km
White Lake 4.2 km
Myre Big Island State Park 5 km
Bent Tree Wind Farm 15 km
Geneva Lake 18 km

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Fountain Lake Wedgewood Cove Golf Club Albert Lea Golf Club Pickerel Lake Albert Lea Reservoir Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL/KAEL) White Lake Myre Big Island State Park Bent Tree Wind Farm Geneva Lake