A rare photo of a pioneer-era snowstorm in Lund Township.
A Few Notes on the History of Lund Township
An antique photograph of The Red Trail, located in Melby, MN.
“Lund, first settled in 1866, made a township March 1, 1872, is named for the very ancient city of Lund in southern Sweden, which has a famous university founded in 1666. In pagan times Lund attained great importance, and during a long period of the Middle Ages it was the seat of an archbishopric and was the largest city of Scandinavia.
Melby, the railway village of Lund, was platted in April, 1902, being named probably for a farming locality in Sweden, whence some of the adjoining settlers came, receiving from it their own personal surnames.”
From the History of Douglas and Grant Counties by Constant Larson, 1916.
“Lund, the most northwestern township, has the large but shallow Lake Christina, the small Lakes Anka and Ina, bordering the south shore of that large lake, and Horseshoe lake and Lake Sina. The last, in section 25, bears on maps of thirty to forty years ago this name of Mount Sinai (called Sina in the seventh chapter of the Acts), where the Decalogue and other laws were received, the name being suggested by Lakes Moses and Aaron, a few miles distant.
Lake Christina and its companion, the large Pelican lake in the adjoining corner of Grant county, appear, though with inaccurate outlines, on an early map of this state, dated January 1, 1860, their names being given as Lakes Christina and Ellenora. These were probably the names of pioneer women, the first and perhaps both being from Sweden. It may be true, however, that the first was bestowed in honor of Queen Christina, who was regent of Sweden in 1632-44 and queen during the next ten years.”
Excerpt from Minnesota Geographic Names, by Warren Upham
Published by the Minnesota Historical Society, 1920
Black and white photographs courtesy of Evansville Historical Foundation. Visit their website at evansvillehistory.org for more information on local history and geneology. Hand-tinted photographs courtesy of Jacqueline Henning, made from original glass plate negatives from Paul Person.