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The county was established by two acts of the Minnesota state legislature, dated March 6, 1868, and March 2, 1869. The county seat was designated as Marshall. The county was named for Nathaniel Lyon, an Army officer who served in the Dakota and Minnesota territories before being killed in the Civil War in 1861. He had achieved the rank of ...
Despite tragedy, the orphanage and farm continued to find success. By 1876 Vasa Children's Home was known as "a conference institution" [10] and a source of pride for the village of Vasa and the regional Swedish Lutheran churches incorporated as the Minnesota Conference. A 1,400 ft barn and concrete grain silo were erected in 1900 as well as ...
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church & Parsonage is a historic church at 412–414 East Lyon Street in Minneota, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1891 by Icelandic immigrants and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The church serves the second-largest Icelandic community in the United States.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS or LSSMN) is a social service organization headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with programs serving residents in each of the state's 87 counties. As one of the largest social service non-profit organizations in Minnesota , LSS employs over 2,500 staff and is supported by 10,000 volunteers. [ 3 ]
The Marshall-Lyon County Library is part of the Plum Creek Library System and contains 75,803 books, 3,142 audio materials, 2,302 video materials, and 205 periodical subscriptions. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year liberal arts and professional studies institution. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,500 full-time ...
Prominent Romanesque Revival commercial building constructed of local Sioux Quartzite, built in 1897 for Lyon County's oldest bank (active 1891–1931). [9] 7: William F. Gieske House: William F. Gieske House: March 15, 1982 : 601 W. Lyon
Buildings and structures in Lyon County, Minnesota (2 C, 9 P) E. Education in Lyon County, Minnesota (1 C, 3 P) G. Geography of Lyon County, Minnesota (3 C) N.