Manley, Minnesota

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Manley was the name of a community in Rose Dell Township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.

[edit] Geography

Manley is located one mile south of Interstate 90 on Rock County road CR-17 (which is a extension of Minnesota State Highway 23), and one mile east of Valley Springs, South Dakota.

[edit] History

The town of Manley was platted in October of 1889 and had a post office from 1890 until 1914. Manley was named for W. P. Manley, cashier of the Security National Bank in Sioux City, Iowa and a stockholder of the Sioux City and Northern Railway. ^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, pp. 123. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.

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Ghost towns	Ash Creek \| Bruce \| Carnegie \| Manley