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Freeborn County CommunitiesMyrtleMyrtle is named for Mrs. Myrtle Lane, who was the postmistress of a small post office located about a mile east of the present town from 1886 to 1900. The building of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1900 between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Albert Lea resulted in the building of a depot in Section Seven of London Township. In 1901, Albert A. Schuhmacher had a portion of his nearby farm surveyed and platted into lots. This resulted in the start of the present community. This community became the center for the Bohemian (Czech) settlement in Freeborn County. This was emphasized with the location of what was once the ZCBJ Wooden Hall,
and the present historic Brick Hall on County Road
30 north of Myrtle. “Where to
Call…Who to Call” Mayor: Bernard Meineke City Clerk: Cheryl Breck - 507.448.3516 Date of City Council Meetings: 1st Monday of each month, held in the Fire Department Water: Cheryl Breck – 507.448.3516 Electric: Alliant Energy - 1.800.255.4268 Natural Gas: LP or Fuel Oil Telephone: Qwest - 1.800.244.1111 Satellite TV: DirecTV - 1.888.777.2454 Dish Network - 1.888.825.2557 School District: Glenville-Emmons School District 245 - 507.448.3623
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Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce 2580 Bridge Avenue Northbridge Mall Albert Lea, MN 56007 Phone: 507.373.3938 Fax: 507.373.0344 Email: alfccoc@albertlea.org |
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