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|official_name = Norseland |
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The community is located at the junction of [[Minnesota State Highway 22]] and County Road 52. It is part of the [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]]–[[North Mankato, Minnesota|North Mankato]] [[Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
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|image_caption = The Norseland General Store, built circa 1900 |
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|map_caption = Location of the community of Norseland<br>within Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota|Lake Prairie Township]] |
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|timezone = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |
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|postal_code = 56082 |
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|area_code = [[Area code 507|507]] |
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|blank_info = 654849<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|654849|Norseland, Minnesota}}</ref> |
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[[File:2013-0415-NorselandGeneralStore.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The [[Norseland General Store]], built in 1900 and tracing back to an original store in 1858, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Nicollet County, Minnesota|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nord">{{cite book|title=The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota|last=Nord|first=Mary Ann|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|year=2003|isbn=0-87351-448-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalregister0000nord}}</ref> ]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Norseland''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota|Lake Prairie Township]], [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, near [[St. Peter, Minnesota|St. Peter]]. It is near the junction of State Highway 22 ([[Minnesota State Highway 22|MN 22]]) and Nicollet County Road 52. |
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==Notable person== |
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*[[Henry N. Benson]], Minnesota lawyer and politician, was born in Norseland.<ref>'Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society,' volume XIV, Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912, Warren Upham-editor, Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Henry N. Benson, pg. 49</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Nicollet County, Minnesota}} |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Nicollet County, Minnesota]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 27 July 2023
Norseland | |
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 The Norseland General Store, built circa 1900 | |
  Norseland Location of the community of Norseland within Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County  Norseland Norseland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′46″N 94°07′00″W / 44.41278°N 94.11667°W | |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Nicollet |
| Township | Lake Prairie Township |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56082 |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 654849[1] |
Norseland is an unincorporated community in Lake Prairie Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Peter. It is near the junction of State Highway 22 (MN 22) and Nicollet County Road 52.
Notable person
[edit]- Henry N. Benson, Minnesota lawyer and politician, was born in Norseland.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Norseland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
- ^ 'Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society,' volume XIV, Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912, Warren Upham-editor, Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul: 1912, Biographical Sketch of Henry N. Benson, pg. 49
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |