- West Newton, Minnesota
West Newton is an abandoned townsite on the
Minnesota River in Nicollet County,Minnesota ,United States .History
West Newton was named in part to honor James Newton, an early settler who emigrated from Kentucky, and partly to honor the steamboat "West Newton", which was built in 1852 and sunk at
Alma, Wisconsin in September 1853. The town had a post office from 1862 until 1910, and also had a sawmill, a gristmill, a hotel, and a general store.Harkin's General Store is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places . cite book| last =Upham| first =Warren| authorlink =Warren Upham| title =Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition| publisher =Minnesota Historical Society| date =2001| location =Saint Paul, Minnesota| pages =pp. 400,401| isbn =0-87351-396-7]Notes
External links
* [http://www.mnriv.com/harkin.html Harkins Store] at Minnesota River Valley
* [http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hs/ Minnesota Historic Sites: Harkin Store]
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