West Newton is a ghost town in section 30 of West Newton Township in Nicollet County,

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, along the

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, near New Ulm.

History

West Newton was named in part to honor James Newton, an early settler who emigrated from Kentucky, and partly to honor the steamboat ''West Newton'', which was built in 1852 and sunk at

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, in September 1853. The community had a post office from 1862 until 1910. Harkin's General Store is listed on the

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Notable people

* John Hubert Peschges, second

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Bishop of the Diocese of Crookston

References

External links

Harkins Store
at Minnesota River Valley
Minnesota Historic Sites: Harkin Store
Former populated places in Minnesota Former populated places in Nicollet County, Minnesota {{NicolletCountyMN-geo-stub