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1871: Clinton Township named after NY town

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Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society

Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911.
 
County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 02-27 edition)
 
Grant (Clinton)
         Grant township, embracing the present precincts of Clinton and Kanaranzi, was created by the commissioners February 18, 1871, two days after the organization of Luverne township had been authorized. The organi-zation of the township was perfected soon after, but it was organized under the name of Clinton, after the town of Clinton, New York, and upon the suggestion of one of the residents. Upon the petition of the settlers of the new township, dated October 11, 1871, the territory now comprising Martin township was given to Clinton, making that precinct include the southern tier of townships. It retained these dimensions until Kanaranzi and Martin townships were created early in 1873. Those who received title to government lands in Clinton township.
         Colin J. Estey (2-11), Daniel Wilmot (36), George W. Kniss (14), Thomas J. Clark (35), Ben Even (22-30), Christopher C. Berg (28), Albert E. Thompson (36), John McCollum (36-34), Charles W. Hillman (2), Joseph W. Warner (3), Abraham E. McMurphy (12), James B. Shawver (18), John B. Martin (2), Bridget McKeon (8-14), Jonathon H. Loomis (36), Zelora Bailey (12), Perry L. Fassett (4), Franklin S. Mason (26), John H. Ferguson (26), Morris C. Smith (23-24), William F. Brown (14), Henry Martin (2), John A. Spaulding (34), William A. Spracher (6), Amos Estey (24), Leroy B. McCollum (26), George E. Dike (20), Thomas Olsen (22), John McKeon (8), George H. Olds (10), Donald McNab (12), Hans Olsen (28), Chauncey H. Frost (10), Peter McKeon (8), Julius Zellmer (6), Nathan C. Estey (24), Joseph Knight (12), Frank B. Frost (10), Ole Finkleson (22), Erick Evens (28), Sylvester Johnson (10), William W. Brown (14), Christian Clemetson (18), Ole P. Steen (32), Emmett S. McCollum (34), John J. Fassett (4), Clinton S. Moe (30), Abraham Stahl (20), A. Sanderson (22), Joseph T. Woodrow (20), Charles Holter (32), Benson S. Bullis (14), Ole O. Rue, Jr. (20), Tobias Aanenson (4), Niels Clemetson (18), John J. Thompson (34), John P. Steen (32), John C. Peterson (20).
        
         Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

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