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Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota, USA



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Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
[Fosston] [Polk County] [Minnesota] [USA]
 
 


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Fosston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the 'Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 1,527 at the 2010 census

History

The incorporation papers of Fosston were recorded June 8, 1889, by the Register of Deeds in Crookston, the County Seat of Polk County, Minnesota. Fosston was named for Louis Foss (1849–1920), who was an immigrant from the village Nyttingnes in SSogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Mr. Foss was the founder and owner of Louis Foss & Company, one of the first business to be established in the community. The city of Fosston is reputed to be the adopted hometown of Cordwood Pete, younger brother of famed lumberjack Paul Bunyan.

City/Town : Latitude: 47.57768518456578, Longitude: -95.74698686599731


Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID   Tree 
1 Thompson, Carl Johan  Monday 01 February 1886Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota, USA I453484 Veenkoloniale voorouders 

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