Downer, Minnesota
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}
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Downer is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.{{cite gnis|642918|Downer, Minnesota}}
The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South). Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 52 is nearby.Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
History
Downer contained a post office from 1886 until 1954.{{GNIS|2080787|name=Downer Post Office (historical)}} The community was named by the railroad.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n134 115]}}
Gallery
File:County Rd. 9 crossing 90th Avenue, Downer, Minnesota.jpg|County Rd. 9 crossing 90th Avenue
File:Mainline Bar and Grill, Downer, Minnesota.jpg|Mainline Bar and Grill
File:Downer Auto, Downer, Minnesota.jpg|Downer Auto
References
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{{Clay County, Minnesota}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Category:Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Minnesota
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