Carnegie, Minnesota

Carnegie is an abandoned townsite in section 6 of Rose Dell Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.

History

Carnegie was a community developed in competition with the town of Jasper.^[1] Carnegie failed to attract sufficient investment and development, and as Jasper prospered, Carnegie's residents departed. Today no trace of the community remains.

References

↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 256. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Luverne

Cities	Beaver Creek Hardwick Hills Jasper‡ Kenneth Luverne Magnolia Steen

Townships	Battle Plain Beaver Creek Clinton Denver Kanaranzi Luverne Magnolia Martin Mound Rose Dell Springwater Vienna

Unincorporated communities	Ash Creek Kanaranzi Manley

Ghost towns	Bruce Carnegie

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

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