Freeburg, Minnesota

Freeburg is an unincorporated community in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Freeburg
Unincorporated community
Freeburg
Freeburg
Coordinates: 43°36′40″N 91°21′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID643918[1]

History

A post office was established at Freeburg in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1947.[2] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after the city of Freiburg, Germany.[3]

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gollark: > resisting gives the cops no right to kill an otherwise unarmed person<@528315825803755559> I agree. I'd really expect higher standards of not arbitrarily killing people. The UK seems to have this problem... less, at least?
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gollark: Anyone who disagrees with me is always an idiot.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg, Minnesota
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeburg Post Office (historical)
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.



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