Topelius, Minnesota
Topelius (also called Dopelius, Amboy, or Benton's Crossing) is a ghost town in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established under the name Dopelius on May 10, 1901, and remained in operation until January 31, 1916.[2][3] The community was renamed by Heikki Hendrickson (Kantomaa) for Zachris Topelius, a Swedish-language poet, when the post office began in 1901.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topelius (historical)
- ^ "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dopelius Post Office (historical)
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 393.
- ^ Wasastjerna, Hans R., and Toivo Rosvall. History of the Finns in Minnesota. Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, 1957.
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