Reads Landing, Minnesota

Reads Landing is an unincorporated community in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River.

Reads Landing
Unincorporated community
Main Street (circa 1872)
Reads Landing
Location of the community of Reads Landing
within Pepin Township, Wabasha County
Reads Landing
Reads Landing (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 92°04′45″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWabasha County
TownshipPepin Township
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total164
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55968
Area code(s)651
GNIS feature ID649857[1]

The community is located between Lake City and Wabasha along U.S. Highway 61 at the junction with Wabasha County Road 77.

Nearby places include Wabasha, Lake City, Camp Lacupolis, and Maple Springs.

Reads Landing is located within section 24 of Pepin Township. Other nearby places include Reads Landing Park and Reads Landing Overlook.

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1870782—
1880579−26.0%
1890446−23.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

History

Reads Landing was platted in 1856.[3] Around 1878, the community had various commercial and transportation buildings, but later those businesses moved to Wabasha.[4] The post office began in 1850 and still operates today. At one time, Reads Landing was considered a possible site for the Minnesota state capital.[5]

The community contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1870 Reads Landing School.[6] The school building now houses the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum.[7]

Notable people
  • James Huff Stout (1848–1910), former Wisconsin legislator and businessman; lived in Reads Landing.[8]

References
  1. "Reads Landing, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 558.
  4. Minnesota Place Names–Reads Landing
  5. Wurzer, Cathy (2008). Tales of the Road: Highway 61. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-87351-626-5. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  6. "Minnesota National Register Properties Database". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  7. "Wabasha County Historical Society Museum". Wabasha County Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  8. University of Wisconsin–Stout James Huff Stout


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