Verdi, Minnesota
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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}
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Verdi is an unincorporated community located in Verdi Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The altitude is 1,762 feet (537 metres). Verdi is seen on the Verdi US Geological Survey Map.{{cite gnis|654985|Verdi, Minnesota}}[http://minnesota.hometownlocator.com/mn/lincoln/verdi.cfm Minnesota Hometown Locator]
History
Verdi was platted in 1879.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA133 | 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=133}} It was named in honor of composer Giuseppe Verdi, and from the fact in Italian, verd means "green". A post office was established at Verdi in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1997.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lincoln | title=Lincoln County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=30 March 2015}}
Residents of the town pronounce it "Verd-eye" rather than "Verd-ee."
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Minnesota
Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota