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Owatonna is both a city and a township in Steele County, Minnesota, in the United States: *Owatonna, Minnesota Owatonna ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,420 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County F ... * Owatonna Township, Steele County, Minnesota {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,420 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August. Interstate 35 in Minnesota, Interstate 35 and U.S. Highways U.S. Route 14 in Minnesota, 14 and U.S. Route 218#Minnesota, 218 are three of the main routes in the city. History Whites settled in the Owatonna area in 1853 around the Straight River (southern Minnesota), Straight River. Most of the white settlers were Yankee, Yankees from New England and Upstate New York The community was named after the Straight River,Upham, Warren (reprint, 2001)Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia/ref> which in the Dakota language is ''Wakpá Owóthaŋna''. A popular, but apocryphal, story is that the town is named after "Princess Owatonna", the daughter of local Native American Chief Wabena who was supposedly healed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
