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Rochester, Minnesota
city and county seat of Olmsted, Minnesota, United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rochester is a city in southeast Minnesota. It is Minnesota's third largest city, with about 121,395 people as of 2020. The Mayo Clinic is there. It was named after Rochester, New York.
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On August 21, 1883, a strong tornado severely damaged much of the city. Almost 40 people were killed by the tornado.
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