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Armstrong, Minnesota

Coordinates: 43°39′53″N 93°28′05″W / 43.66472°N 93.46806°W / 43.66472; -93.46806
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Armstrong
Armstrong is located in Minnesota
Armstrong
Armstrong
Armstrong is located in the United States
Armstrong
Armstrong
Coordinates: 43°39′53″N 93°28′05″W / 43.66472°N 93.46806°W / 43.66472; -93.46806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyFreeborn
Elevation1,280 ft (390 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID639442[1]

Armstrong is an unincorporated community in Freeborn County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

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Armstrong was laid out in 1878, and named for Thomas H. Armstrong, a Minnesota politician who had the local grain elevator built.[2] A post office was established at Armstrong in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong, Minnesota
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 199.
  3. ^ "Freeborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armstrong Post Office (historical)