Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Manitoba Junction | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 46°54′24″N 96°14′51″W / 46.90667°N 96.24750°W / 46.90667; -96.24750 | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Clay |
Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 654812 |
Manitoba Junction is an unincorporated community in Highland Grove Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States. It is named for a railroad junction of the Northern Pacific Railway, where a branch to Winnipeg joined the main line. These tracks are now owned by BNSF Railway.
Notes
- ^ "Manitoba Junction, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Minnesota Department of Transportation-Highland Grove Township
- "Northern Pacific Railway". Official Guide of the Railways. New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. June 1941. p. 1058.
External links
- Upham, Warren, "Manitoba Junction, Minnesota Place Names, p. 122.
Preceding station | Northern Pacific Railway | Following station | ||
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Hawleytoward Seattle or Tacoma | Main Line | Daletoward St. Paul | ||
Hitterdaltoward Winnipeg | Winnipeg – St. Paul | Detroit Lakestoward St. Paul |
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Minnesota, United States | ||
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County seat: Moorhead | ||
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