Whitewater Falls, Minnesota

Whitewater Falls is an abandoned townsite in sections 27 and 34 of Whitewater Township in Winona County, Minnesota.[1]

History

Whitewater Falls had a post office from 1856 until 1899.[2] The town took its name from the Whitewater River.[3] Clark William Trisler (1840-1921), farmer and Minnesota state legislator, lived in Whitewater Falls with his wife and family.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Falls, Minnesota
  2. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 635. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 584.
  4. Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Carl William Trisler

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