Springfield, Minnesota

Springfield, Minnesota (HM19ZW)

Location: Springfield, MN 56087 Brown County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 14.601', W 94° 58.019'

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John and Daniel Burns were pioneer settlers in this area of brown County. Burnstown Township was named in their honor.

Railroad construction advanced westward and the name of the station stop here in 1873 was "Burns." A small settlement developed around this and a plat of the village was filed in 1877.

Two years later the community had two hundred fifty inhabitants, four stores, over a dozen other businesses - plus a school, two churches and a doctor.

The village was incorporated in 1881 and the name changed by legislative act. A prominent businessman selected the name "Springfield" because there was a large, flowing spring on the townsite.

A Home Rule Charter was adopted in 1923 when the village became the City of Springfield.

Erected by the Brown County Historical Society - June 1981
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HM NumberHM19ZW
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Year Placed1981
Placed ByThe Brown County Historical Society
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 5:32pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 342943 N 4900783
Decimal Degrees44.24335000, -94.96698333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 14.601', W 94° 58.019'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 14' 36.06" N, 94° 58' 1.14" W
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Area Code(s)507
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 334-336 Co Hwy 5, Springfield MN 56087, US
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