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Reads Landing, Minnesota

Coordinates:44°24′08″N92°04′45″W / 44.40222°N 92.07917°W /44.40222; -92.07917
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Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Reads Landing
US-61 and the Canadian Pacific Railway run through town
US-61 and theCanadian Pacific Railway run through town
Reads Landing is located in Minnesota
Reads Landing
Reads Landing
Location of the community of Reads Landing
within Pepin Township, Wabasha County
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Reads Landing is located in the United States
Reads Landing
Reads Landing
Reads Landing (the United States)
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Coordinates:44°24′08″N92°04′45″W / 44.40222°N 92.07917°W /44.40222; -92.07917
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWabasha County
TownshipPepin Township
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
164
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55968
Area code651
GNIS feature ID649857[1]

Reads Landing is anunincorporated community inPepin Township,Wabasha County,Minnesota, United States, along theMississippi River. The community is located between Lake City and Wabasha alongU.S. Highway 61 at the junction with Wabasha County Road 77 and nearWabasha,Lake City,Camp Lacupolis, andMaple Springs. Reads Landing is located within section 24 of Pepin Township.

History

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Main Street (circa 1872)

Reads Landing was platted in 1856.[2] Around 1878, the community had variouscommercial andtransportation buildings, but later those businesses moved toWabasha.[3] Thepost office began in 1850 and still operates today. At one time, Reads Landing was considered a possible site for the Minnesota state capital.[4]

The community contains one property listed on theNational Register of Historic Places: the 1870Reads Landing School.[5] The school building now houses the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum.[6]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870782—
1880579−26.0%
1890446−23.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Transportation

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Amtrak’sEmpire Builder, which operates betweenSeattle/Portland andChicago, passes through the town onBNSF tracks, but makes no stop. Thenearest station is located inRed Wing, 27 miles (43 km) to the northwest.

Notable people

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  • James Huff Stout (1848–1910), former Wisconsin legislator and businessman; lived in Reads Landing.[8]

References

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  1. ^"Reads Landing, Minnesota".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^Upham, Warren (1920).Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 558.
  3. ^"Minnesota Place Names–Reads Landing". Archived fromthe original on February 14, 2012. RetrievedMay 9, 2009.
  4. ^Wurzer, Cathy (2008).Tales of the Road: Highway 61. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 105.ISBN 0-87351-626-5. RetrievedApril 4, 2011.
  5. ^"Minnesota National Register Properties Database". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2018.
  6. ^"Wabasha County Historical Society Museum". Wabasha County Historical Society. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2014.
  7. ^United States Census Bureau."Census of Population and Housing".
  8. ^"University of Wisconsin–Stout James Huff Stout". Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2016. RetrievedOctober 21, 2016.
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