How Irving Township Got Its Start

How Irving Township Got Its Start (HM1H5R)

Location: Spicer, MN 56288 Kandiyohi County
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N 45° 16.068', W 94° 52.013'

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Hold it Holden!



The first settlers in Kandiyohi County arrived in 1856 eager to stake a real estate claim on the shores of Green Lake. Early pioneers were hopeful that this place would soon become home to a thriving new city.



Two men from Virginia, A.J. Bell and E.M. Wilson, selected 160 acres in this area and platted the future town of Irving. To "hold down" this valuable land claim, a man named Holden Putnam became Irving's first and only inhabitant in the winter of 1856-57. He lived in a small shanty once located here.



Putnam's perseverance paid off. By the spring of 1857 more settlers moved in. Construction of the new town began in earnest, and Irving continued to expand over the years. The Irving town site eventually became the first county seat of former Monongalia County, a county that merged with its southern neighbor, Kandiyohi, in 1870. Irving was relocated in later years and ceased to exist by 1920.



The Irving Town site plat was drawn in 1857.



The former town site is located 1.6 miles south of this sign on County Road 4.



Funded in part by the Federal Highway Administration

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Placed ByThe Federal Highway Administration; Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
By K. Linzmeier, August 27, 2014
2. How Irving Township Got Its Start Marker
Green Lake, noted on the marker, is immediately beyond the marker.
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 353548 N 5014395
Decimal Degrees45.26780000, -94.86688333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 16.068', W 94° 52.013'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 16' 4.08" N, 94° 52' 0.78" W
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Area Code(s)320
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14746-14838 Co Hwy 4, Spicer MN 56288, US
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