Terrebonne, Minnesota

Terrebonne is a former townsite on the Clearwater River in Terrebonne Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. In 1901, the village of Terrebonne was the site of a thriving flour mill, a cheese factory, a blacksmith shop, a general store and an "eating place", the latter operated by Mrs. LaJaunesse, in addition to a number of residences. [Red Lake County Historical Society, "A History of Red Lake County, [Minnesota] " (Taylor Publishing Co., 1976), at 141-145] In 1920, it was reported to have as many as 119 residents. [Joseph A.A. Burnquist, "MInnesota and Its People," The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill, 1924, vol. 2, at page 512.] The St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, founded in the spring of 1879, is still in operation in 2008. The other establishments of the town have long since disappeared. The flour mill burned down in 1915, was rebuilt, and burned down for good on July 4, 1954. The area was settled by farmers primarily of French descent, and remains at the center of an extremely rural farming community. [Red Lake County Historical Society, "A History of Red Lake County, [Minnesota] ", op cit., at 141-145]

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