Burnside Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota

Burnside Township was a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States until June 1, 1971, when the city of Red Wing annexed the township's entirety.

History

Burnside Township was settled in 1854 and organized in 1858, known first as Union, then Milton from 1859-61, then was renamed as Burnside in 1861, in honor of Ambrose E. Burnside. The ghost town of Burnside was settled in 1853, and became part of Prairie Island Indian Community in 1908.^[1]

Today, several places named Burnside exist within the city of Red Wing, including Burnside Cemetery^[2] and Burnside School.^[3]

Notes

↑ Minnesota Place Names. Minnesota Historical Society. Accessed 2009-5-24.
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Municipalities and communities of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Red Wing

Cities	Bellechester‡ Cannon Falls Dennison‡ Goodhue Kenyon Lake City‡ Pine Island‡ Red Wing Wanamingo Zumbrota

Townships	Belle Creek Belvidere Cannon Falls Cherry Grove Featherstone Florence Goodhue Hay Creek Holden Kenyon Leon Minneola Pine Island Roscoe Stanton Vasa Wacouta Wanamingo Warsaw Welch Zumbrota

CDP	Frontenac

Unincorporated communities	Belle Creek Belvidere Mills Bombay Claybank Forest Mills Hader Hay Creek Roscoe Ryan Skyberg Sogn Stanton Vasa Wacouta Wangs Wastedo Welch White Rock

Indian reservation	Prairie Island Indian Community‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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