Dale, Minnesota

Dale is a ghost town in section 34 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.

History

The village of Dale was established by Andrew L. Jelsing when he purchased and moved Ole Gool's saloon from Winnipeg Junction. In addition to owning the saloon, Jelsing was also proprietor of a general store, postmaster, and depot agent at the town's rail station. At one time the village had a town hall, a jail, an elevator, and numerous private homes. The post office closed in 1971.^[1]

Notes

↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 119. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Moorhead

Cities	Barnesville Comstock Dilworth Felton Georgetown Glyndon Hawley Hitterdal Moorhead Sabin Ulen

Townships	Alliance Barnesville Cromwell Eglon Elkton Elmwood Felton Flowing Georgetown Glyndon Goose Prairie Hagen Hawley Highland Grove Holy Cross Humboldt Keene Kragnes Kurtz Moland Moorhead Morken Oakport Parke Riverton Skree Spring Prairie Tansem Ulen Viding

CDPs	Baker Oakport

Unincorporated communities	Averill Downer Finkle Rollag Rustad

Ghost towns	Dale Muskoda Winnipeg Junction

Coordinates: 46°54′19″N 96°13′11″W / 46.90528°N 96.21972°W / 46.90528; -96.21972

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