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Oakland Township is a township in section 2 of Freeborn County, Minnesota. The population was 430 at the 2000 census.
The City of Oakland was originally settled in 1855. It organized in 1857, The original village had a store, creamery, bank, and a school. Its first post office operated 1857-59. The second post office was at nearby Guildford from 1858-1875, transferring to Oakland in 1875. It had a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad from 1869 until 1980, with a line now operated by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern.
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The City of Oakland was originally settled in 1855. It organized in 1857, The original village had a store, creamery, bank, and a school. Its first post office operated 1857-59. The second post office was at nearby Guildford from 1858-1875, transferring to Oakland in 1875. It had a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 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/Oakland_Township,_Freeborn_County,_Minnesota
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Coordinates: 43°40'24"N 93°5'10"W
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