Lawrence,_Minnesota

Lawrence, Minnesota

Lawrence, Minnesota

Ghost town in St. Lawrence Township, Minnesota, US

This article is about the abandoned village. For the present-day township, see St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, Minnesota.

Lawrence is an extinct village in section 16 of St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

The 1884 Abraham Bisson House is a vestige of Lawrence, Minnesota

History

Lawrence village was originally called St. Lawrence.[2] Both names honor John Lawrence, a pioneer settler.[2] A post office operated under the name St. Lawrence from 1857 until 1879.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawrence, Minnesota
  2. [2]
    Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 181.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Lawrence Post Office (historical)

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