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词条 Viola, Minnesota
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  1. History

  2. References

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Viola is an unincorporated community in Viola Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. It is the site of a yearly Gopher Count festival, which began in 1874.

The community is located along Olmsted County Road 2 (Viola Road) near 105th Avenue NE and Center Street. State Highway 42 (MN 42) and Olmsted County Road 24 are also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Eyota, Elgin, and Rochester.

The North Fork of the Whitewater River flows through the community.

History

Viola was platted in 1878.[2] The community was named for Viola Buck, the wife of a settler.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite gnis|653671|Viola, Minnesota}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA388|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=388}}
3. ^{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA134|year=1908|page=134}}

External links

  • Gopher Count festival – June
{{Olmsted County, Minnesota}}{{OlmstedCountyMN-geo-stub}}

2 : Unincorporated communities in Olmsted County, Minnesota|Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

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