Ashton is an abandoned townsite in sections 11 and 12 of
Pleasant Hill Township in
Winona County
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History
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History
It was reportedly on or near present-day County Road 12 about 1.5 miles east-north-east of
Ridgeway,
Minnesota
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, but it is unclear whether any vestiges of the settlement survived highway construction in the area. A post office operated in Ashton between April 28, 1891, and November 29, 1902.
References
Former populated places in Winona County, Minnesota
Former populated places in Minnesota
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