LITTLE MINNESOTA - 94
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This is the 94th of 100 of the cities described in the book LITTLE MINNESOTA.
Waymark Code: WMER1P
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2012
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Since 1973, all incorporated towns were declared officially to be ‘cities’ by an act of the Minnesota Legislature. Ever wonder about those ‘little cities’? This series of 100 waymarks will take you to all corners of the great state of Minnesota to visit the 100 smallest of the incorporated cities in the state. All have a great story to tell.
This is the 94th of 100 of the cities described in the book LITTLE MINNESOTA. West Union is a city in southwestern Todd County and is located on the Lake Wobegon Trail, a paved 46-mile recreational trail from Osakis to St. Joseph developed on the former Great Northern Railroad right-of-way. The first settlers arrived in some of the richest farmland in Todd County in 1857 and they decided to stay in spite of the remote location, fears of conflicts with Indians in the area and the impending Civil War. In 1881, settlement began in earnest when several German families bought farmland in West Union.
Incorporated in 1900, West Union is currently the home to 111 persons. By 1910 the population peaked at 250, but the proximity larger cities in the area stymied any future growth. A city landmark, West Union Feeds, closed recently after a century of service. A small menagerie of scrap metal farm animals is left to mourn the closing.
This series of waymarks is tuned to getting people to visit these wonderful small communities before they disappear completely. To validate your ‘find’, please post a photo of you with your GPS at the coordinates and please relate a little tidbit about what you learned about the town and its people that is not in this narrative or the book. You can learn more about ‘LITTLE MINNESOTA’ by logging on to (
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