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| Clitherall
Site of the first permanent
settlement in Otter Tail County |
 The
first and, in many ways, one of the most interesting
settlements made in Otter Tail county was that
known as the Mormon settlement, near Clitherall
lake, in what was later included in Clitherall
township. This settlement was made in 1865 by
a little band of Mormons from Iowa. The violent
breaking up of Brigham Young’s church
at Nauvoo, Illinois, had scattered the adherents
of that faith in search for a more safe and
pleasant abiding place. The greater part of
the band journeyed toward the far west, making
temporary stops in Iowa and other parts of the
country, in search of a desirable habitation.
It was in May, 1865, when a little band of this
wandering tribe, composed of seven families,
left the main body and turned their faces toward
the Northwest. They had heard of the beautiful
prairies and fertile lands of Minnesota and
they determined to find a location and found
a colony in this state.
The township took its name from the lake of
that name, and the lake took its name from Major
George B. Clitherall, who was register of the
United States land office at Otter Tail City
from 1858 to 1861.
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More
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 City
of Clitherall
Clitherall
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