History of Wanamingo
day township is located. With the rail line right in the township, growth came quickly thereafter and Wanamingo incorporated in 1917. In 2003 — with its population then exceeding 1,000 — Wanamingo turned 100, and celebrated with a logo contest and pin, plays and a keepsake calendar. Wanamingo still has an original old log cabin which sits at the south end of Main Street near the old water tower. The Wanamingo Fire Department celebrated a century of service to the community in 2013. : The city has the honor of being the namesake for former Gov. Mark Dayton’s German shepherd.
According to the Wanamingo Historical Society, the town was named after a heroine of an Indian novel that was popular at the time. The original village began with the platting of 40 acres by James Brown in sections 25 & 26 in 1857. That land is located 1 mile west of the present day Wanamingo. In 1903, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co. platted and sold lots for a new town where the present Source: Wanamingo Historical Society
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