Enterprise, Minnesota

Enterprise is an abandoned townsite in section 36 of Utica Township, in Winona County, Minnesota, United States.

History

Enterprise was founded by Alexander Whittier, who established three inns at the roadside in the 1850s. A mill and dam were built by Nathan B. Ufford in 1854, and a post office was opened in Luther C. Rice's general store in 1858. The town and post office were known as Neoca (Neoca is believed to be the name of a young Winnebago Indian woman), until 1860,^[1] when the name Enterprise was adopted. Enterprise's Post Office was then relocated to new Postmaster Nathan B. Ufford's mill. A number of businesses operated in Enterprise, most notably the mill, a match factory, and a lime kiln,^[2] but with the development of nearby Lewiston four miles to the north, the town dwindled, and eventually the post office was discontinued in 1901. Luther Rice's general store exists to this day, although it was relocated approximately 1/2 mile west from its original location, and is now called the Fremont Store. A Masonic Lodge was also chartered in Enterprise. Harmony Lodge #43 was chartered in 1863, but moved to Lewiston in 1868.

References

↑ GNIS Data on Enterprise, Minnesota
↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 633. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

Municipalities and communities of Winona County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Winona

Cities	Altura Dakota Elba Goodview La Crescent‡ Lewiston Minneiska‡ Minnesota City Rollingstone St. Charles Stockton Utica Winona

Townships	Dresbach Elba Fremont Hart Hillsdale Homer Mt. Vernon New Hartford Norton Pleasant Hill Richmond Rollingstone Saratoga St. Charles Utica Warren Whitewater Wilson Wiscoy

CDP	Homer

Unincorporated communities	Beaver Bethany Centerville Clyde Donehower Dresbach Fremont Lamoille Nodine Pickwick Pine Creek‡ Ridgeway Saratoga Troy Wilson Witoka Wyattville

Ghost towns	Ashton Enterprise Grover Whitewater Falls

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

Coordinates: 43°56′5″N 91°51′40″W / 43.93472°N 91.86111°W / 43.93472; -91.86111

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