Muskoda, Minnesota

Muskoda is a ghost town in section 7 of Hawley Township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.

History

Muskoda received its name from the Ojibwa word Mashkode, which according to Baraga means "a meadow or tract of grassland, a large prairie." ^[1] The townsite was originally on a line of the Northern Pacific Railroad until that railroad moved its line to a more gradual grade, leaving Muskoda about one half mile off the new line. The town had a post office from 1873 until 1930, and also at one time had a general store, a grain elevator, and a potato warehouse. Little trace of the town remains today.

Notes

1. ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. pp. 123. ISBN 0-87351-396-7. 

Coordinates: 46°51′42″N 96°24′24″W / 46.86167°N 96.40667°W / 46.86167; -96.40667