Nerstrand, Minnesota

Nerstrand is a small city located in Rice County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the population was 233.

History

Nerstrand was founded in 1885 by Osmund Osmundson from Nedstrand in Tysvær, Norway. From the same year it was a stop on the Minnesota and North Western Railroad's first rail line, which extended from Lyle, Minnesota to St. Paul. The line was later acquired by the Chicago Great Western Railway Company. It has since been dismantled.

Related Topics:
1885 - Osmund Osmundson - Nedstrand - Tysvær - Norway - Minnesota and North Western Railroad - Lyle, Minnesota - St. Paul - Chicago Great Western Railway

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