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The Nobles County Heritage Center, located in Worthington, Minnesota, is a cultural institution owned and operated by the Nobles County Historical Society, dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Nobles County. Housed within the historic Worthington Armory, the Center serves as a repository for historical artifacts, documents, and ...
Lake Ocheda is a lake located in Nobles County, three miles south of Worthington, Minnesota. The lake is a long, narrow, body of water that extends east to west for approximately 5½ miles. The width varies from a few hundred yards, to a bit over 1/2 mile.
Worthington's private, parochial schools include: Worthington Christian School, which serves grades K-8. St. Mary's Elementary School, which serves grades K-6. Worthington's local higher education institution is Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Minnesota West's Worthington campus is a two-year college that offers associate ...
The Worthington & Sioux Falls Railway was established in 1876. This led to rapid settlement in Rushmore , Adrian , and the western portions of the county. The 1860 census of Nobles County showed 11 families, 35 persons, (3 from Norway , 3 from Bavaria , 1 from Ireland and the rest from the eastern states). [ 6 ]
Map of Worthington Township - 1914 Map of Nobles County in 1882 [3] Main Street, Worthington - 1895. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.1 km 2), all land. The main geographic feature in Worthington Township is Lake Okabena. Okabena means "home of the heron" is the Sioux language.
KUSQ (95.1 FM, "US 95") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format serving the Worthington, Minnesota area. The station is currently owned by Radio Works, LLC through licensee Absolute Communications II, LLC.
Listening Point was the private retreat of conservationist Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982) on Burntside Lake in Morse Township, Minnesota, United States.Olson acquired the property in 1956, then purchased a log cabin and a log sauna elsewhere that he had dismantled, moved to Listening Point, and reassembled.
John L. Olson (December 4, 1906 – July 2, 1981) was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1958 when he defeated incumbent senator A. A. "Andy" Anderson of Luverne , Olson was re-elected in 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1972.