Salol is an
unincorporated community
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in
Enstrom Township,
Roseau County
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,
Minnesota
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, United States.
The community is located between
Roseau
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and
Warroad
Warroad is a city in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, at the southwest corner of Lake of the Woods, south of Canada. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. Warroad had its own newspaper before it was incorporated in 1901.
Minne ...
along State Highway 11 (
MN 11
Minnesota State Highway 11 (MN 11) is a highway in northwest and north-central Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 66 at the North Dakota state line (near Drayton, North Dakota) and continues east to its eastern terminus at the commun ...
).
Hay Creek flows through the community. Salol is located within
ZIP code 56756.
History
A post office called Salol was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1993. The community was named after the drug
salol by a pharmacist turned county official.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Roseau County, Minnesota
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