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Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota

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The county was established by the Minnesota legislature on March 6, 1871. Its name comes from Yellow Medicine River, which runs through the eastern part of the county to the Minnesota. The river's name derives from a plant whose yellow root the native Dakota people used for medicinal purposes.

The Upper Sioux Indian Reservation, related to the historical Yellow Medicine Agency that was located here, is entirely within the county. It was established under the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, by which the Dakota ceded much territory in the region to the United States.

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Cities, Townships & Communities

Burr (formerly Stanley) | Burton | Canby | Clarkfield | Echo | Florida | Fortier | Friendship | Granite Falls (County Seat, part) | Hammer | Hanley Falls | Hazel Run | Lisbon | Lorne | Minnesota Falls | Norman | Normania | Omro | Oshkosh | Porter | Posen | St. Leo | Sandnes | Sioux Agency | Spring Creek | Stony Run | Swede Prairie | Tyro | Wergeland | Wood Lake

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