Spicer

Spicer (HM1H3V)

Location: Spicer, MN 56288 Kandiyohi County
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N 45° 14.175', W 94° 56.314'

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Green Lake has had three names. The Dakota who spent their summers here for hundreds of years, called it Mdeto.



The first whites called it Carnelian, for its red sandy beaches. Later settlers observed the green color, as the Indians had, and renamed it Green Lake.



Spicer has had two names. The town "boomers" who laid it out in August, 1856 - E. T. Woodcock, J. M. Ayers and V. L. Forsythe - called it Columbia. E. T. Woodcock and his wife, Loretta, spent the winter of 1856-57 in Columbia.



Spicer was named for pioneer railroader J. M. Spicer, who owned the town site, and built his St. Cloud to Sioux Falls Railroad through here in 1886.



Sponsored by the Kandiyohi County Historical Society and Erected in 1990
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HM NumberHM1H3V
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Year Placed1990
Placed ByThe Kandiyohi County Historical Society
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 10:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 347840 N 5011023
Decimal Degrees45.23625000, -94.93856667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 14.175', W 94° 56.314'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 14' 10.5" N, 94° 56' 18.84" W
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Area Code(s)320
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 Lake Ave N, Spicer MN 56288, US
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