Cambria, Minnesota

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US}}

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Cambria is an unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.{{GNIS|640787}}

History

Cambria was platted in 1900.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA50 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=50}} The community took its name from Cambria Township.

A post office was established at Cambria in 1881, closed in 1882, reopened in 1901, and closed permanently in 1967.{{GNIS|2051676|name=Cambria Post Office (historical)}}

File:Cambria Creamery, Mankato, Minnesota - DPLA - 51532f1c9b712901666150dfa4979083.jpg

References

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{{Blue Earth County, Minnesota}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

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