Terrebonne, Minnesota Explained

Terrebonne
Settlement Type:Former community
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Red Lake
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1093
Coordinates:47.8325°N -96.1333°W
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:653098

Terrebonne is an unincorporated community[1] on the Clearwater River in Terrebonne Township, Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is along State Highway 92 (MN 92) and County Road 12.

In 1901, the village of Terrebonne was the site of a thriving flour mill, a cheese factory, a blacksmith shop, a general store and an "eating place", the latter operated by a Mrs. Lajeunesse, in addition to a number of residences.[2] In 1920, the village was reported to have as many as 119 residents.[3] The St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, founded in the spring of 1879, was closed in 2000, and burned down on April 29, 2016. The other establishments of the town have long since disappeared. The flour mill burned down in 1915, was rebuilt, and burned down for good on July 4, 1954. The area was settled by farmers who were primarily of French-Canadian descent, and remains at the center of an extremely rural farming community.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . 2024-07-15 . edits.nationalmap.gov.
  2. Red Lake County Historical Society, A History of Red Lake County, [Minnesota] (Taylor Publishing Co., 1976), at 141-145
  3. Joseph A.A. Burnquist, Minnesota and Its People, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill, 1924, vol. 2, at page 512.
  4. Red Lake County Historical Society, A History of Red Lake County, [Minnesota], op cit., at 141-145