Cannon City, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
44°19′45″N 93°12′41″W / 44.32917°N 93.21139°W / 44.32917; -93.21139CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyRice CountyTownshipCannon City TownshipElevation
1,204 ft (367 m)Population
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55021
Area code507GNIS feature ID640869[1]

Cannon City is an unincorporated community in Cannon City Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States, five miles northeast of Faribault.

The community is located at the junction of Rice County Road 20 (Cannon City Boulevard) and Crystal Lake Trail.

Cannon City was platted in 1855, and named after the nearby Cannon River.[2]

The community of Cannon City was the model for Metropolisville in the novel The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cannon City, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 461.
  3. ^ The Western Christian Advocate. C. Holliday and J.F. Wright. 1902. p. 38.
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