Grogan, Minnesota

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}

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Grogan is an unincorporated community in Watonwan County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.{{GNIS|644488}}

History

Grogan was named in 1890 for Matthew J. Grogan, a pioneer settler.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA177|year=1908|page=177}} A post office was established at Grogan in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932.{{GNIS|2050968|name=Grogan Post Office (historical)}}

References

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{{Watonwan County, Minnesota}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Watonwan County, Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

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