Fremont is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Fremont Township,
Winona County,
Minnesota
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, United States.
The community is located along Winona County Road 29, near its junction with County Road 6, two miles south-southwest of
Interstate 90
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. Nearby places include
Utica,
Lewiston,
St. Charles,
Peterson, and
Troy
Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
.
Fremont contains the town hall for Fremont Township, and a general store which appears much as it did when it was built in 1856. It also has an old creamery building and a historic school.
Fremont had a post office from 1876 to 1910. It is named for
John C. Fremont
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
, who stayed in the community for a short time while campaigning for President of the United States.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Winona County, Minnesota
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