Owatonna College And University Center
Owatonna is both a city and a township in Steele County, Minnesota, in the United States: *Owatonna, Minnesota *Owatonna Township, Steele County, Minnesota Owatonna Township () is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 771 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65.1  ...

Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna () is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August. Interstate 35 and U.S. Highways 14, and 218 are three of the main routes in the city. History Owatonna was first settled in 1853 around the Straight River. The community was named after the Straight River,Upham, Warren (reprint, 2001)Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia/ref> which in the Dakota language is ''Wakpá Owóthaŋna''. A popular, but apocryphal, story is that the town is named after "Princess Owatonna", the daughter of local Native American Chief Wadena who was supposedly healed by a nearby spring's magic waters, which were said to be rich in iron and sulfur. The earliest the Owatonna area was settled was in 1854. It was platted in September 1855, incorporated as a town on August 9, 1858, and as a ci ...
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