Reads Landing, Minnesota

Reads Landing is an unincorporated community in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River. The community is located between Lake City and Wabasha along U.S. Highway 61 at the junction with Wabasha County Road 77 and near Wabasha, Lake City, Camp Lacupolis, and Maple Springs. Reads Landing is located within section 24 of Pepin Township.

Reads Landing
Unincorporated community
US-61 and the Canadian Pacific Railway run through town
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Coordinates: 44°24′08″N 92°04′45″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Wabasha County
Township	Pepin Township
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2014)
• Total	164
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55968
Area code	651
GNIS feature ID	649857[1]

History

Main Street (circa 1872)

Reads Landing was platted in 1856.^[2] Around 1878, the community had various commercial and transportation buildings, but later those businesses moved to Wabasha.^[3] The post office began in 1850 and still operates today. At one time, Reads Landing was considered a possible site for the Minnesota state capital.^[4]

The community contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1870 Reads Landing School.^[5] The school building now houses the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum.^[6]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	782		—
1880	579		−26.0%
1890	446		−23.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Red Wing, 27 miles (43 km) to the northwest.

Notable people

• James Huff Stout (1848–1910), former Wisconsin legislator and businessman; lived in Reads Landing.^[8]

References

1. "Reads Landing, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 558.
3. Minnesota Place Names–Reads Landing
4. Wurzer, Cathy (2008). Tales of the Road: Highway 61. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-87351-626-5. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
5. "Minnesota National Register Properties Database". Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
6. "Wabasha County Historical Society Museum". Wabasha County Historical Society. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
7. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
8. University of Wisconsin–Stout James Huff Stout