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This article is about the unincorporated community in Rice County near Faribault. For the city in Goodhue County named Cannon Falls, see Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Cannon City, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyRice County
TownshipCannon City Township
Elevation
1,204 ft (367 m)
Population
 • Total110
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55021
Area code507
GNIS feature ID640869[1]

Cannon City is an unincorporated community in Cannon City Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States, five miles northeast of Faribault.

The community is located at the junction of Rice County Road 20 (Cannon City Boulevard) and Crystal Lake Trail.

Cannon City was platted in 1855, and named after the nearby Cannon River.[2]

The community of Cannon City was the model for Metropolisville in the novel The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cannon City, 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. 461.
  3. ^ The Western Christian Advocate. C. Holliday and J.F. Wright. 1902. p. 38.


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