The village of Leaf River had a post office from 1880 until 1882, and again from 1902 until 1908.[1] It was served by a station of the Great Northern Railway.[2]
Etymologyedit
The village received its name from the Leaf River, which was in turn named for the Leaf Mountains, which were called by the OjibwaGaaskibag-wajiwan.[3] This name was translated by Gilfillan as "Rustling Leaf Mountains."
Notesedit
^"Wadena County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. p. 607. ISBN0-87351-396-7.
^Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 425, 433. ISBN0-87351-396-7.
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