| 词条 | Leaf River, Minnesota |
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Leaf River, or Leafriver, is a ghost town in section 22 of Leaf River Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.Today the town has a population around 50. There is a restaurant, a golf course, an old school house and a residential community. HistoryThe village of Leaf River had a post office from 1880 until 1882, and again from 1902 until 1908.[1] It was served by a station of the Great Northern Railway.[2] EtymologyThe village received its name from the Leaf River, which was in turn named for the Leaf Mountains, which were called by the Ojibwa Gaaskibag-wajiwan.[3] This name was translated by Gilfillan as "Rustling Leaf Mountains." Notes1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Wadena| title=Wadena County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 August 2015}} {{Wadena County, Minnesota}}{{coord|46|29|19|N|95|04|54|W|display=title}}{{WadenaCountyMN-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society| year =2001| location =Saint Paul, Minnesota| pages =607| isbn =0-87351-396-7}} 3. ^{{cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society| year =2001| location =Saint Paul, Minnesota| pages =425, 433| isbn =0-87351-396-7}} 2 : Ghost towns in Minnesota|Former populated places in Wadena County, Minnesota |
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