Olmsted County Places - Genoa

GENOA, a little village in section 34, New Haven, first settled in 1856 and platted in 1865, bears the name of an ancient seaport in northern Italy, the birthplace of Columbus. Nine other states of the Union have villages of this name.

 

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MINNESOTA GEOGRAPHIC NAMES Their Origin and Historic Significance
 

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