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Cottonwood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,687.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27/27033.html )〕 Its county seat is Windom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was formed in 1857 and organized in 1870. ==History== Cottonwood County was established July 29, 1870. It was named after the Cottonwood River which runs through the northeast corner of Germantown Township.〔 The river received its name from the abundance of cottonwood trees on its banks. Minnesota Governor Austin appointed three county commissioners when the county was established. They met at a private home about six miles northwest of Windom on the Des Moines River at Big Bend. During this meeting, they designated the commissioners districts and changed various county officers. In the fall of 1870, the first general election was held. The first deed on record was filed on January 10, 1870. The first land assessments were made in 1871, and in 1872, the first taxes were paid. Windom〔 was declared the county seat in the 1872 general election and a proclamation was signed by the governor. Mountain Park, located southeast of Mountain Lake, has been listed since 1973 on the National Register of Historic Places.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Register of Historic Places )〕 The park is the site of the oldest human habitation yet to be discovered in the state of Minnesota. A 1976 archeological dig unearthed evidence of Fox Indian inhabitation there from as early as 500 years before Christ.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cottonwood County Parks )〕 The Jeffers Petroglyphs, near the town of Jeffers, is a site containing pre-European Native American rock carvings also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cottonwood County, Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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