Bruce, Minnesota

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Bruce was the name of a town in Martin Township, Rock County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The townsite is now abandoned, and no trace remains.[1]

Text from Arthur Rose's An Illustrated History of Rock County and Pipestone County, Minnesota, Published in 1911.
Photos of Bruce, Minnesota, from Arthur Rose's An Illustrated History of Rock County and Pipestone County, Minnesota, Published in 1911.
1910 Platt Map of Martin Township, Rock County, Minnesota, showing the former town of Bruce.
Google Earth satellite photo of former town of Bruce, Minnesota, now a farm field.

History[]

Bruce was platted in May 1888, and named for a railroad official.[2] The community had a post office from 1888 until 1936.[3][4] It had a station of the Illinois Central Railroad. Most of its businesses and residences relocated to the town of Hills when the extended its line from Sioux City, Iowa to Garretson, South Dakota in 1890, bypassing Bruce. The town gradually faded afterwards. The last buildings were removed in the early 1970s and the Illinois Central tracks were removed in 1982.


References[]

  1. ^ GNIS Data on Bruce, Minnesota
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 467.
  3. ^ GNIS Data on Bruce Post Office
  4. ^ "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

External links[]

Coordinates: 43°31′20″N 96°23′54″W / 43.52222°N 96.39833°W / 43.52222; -96.39833



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