Hype for the Future 133V: Lyon and Churchill Counties, Nevada

Overview Lyon County is situated to the east of the Reno and Carson City areas in the State of Nevada, with Churchill County situated directly to the east of much of the county limits. Today, Lyon County contains the City of Yerington as the county seat while Churchill County contains the county government at the City of Fallon. The latter is located within the Lahontan Valley and is home to the Churchill County Museum and a population of under ten thousand (10,000) residents, while the […]

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Hype for the Future 86L: Lincoln, Lyon, and Yellow Medicine Counties

Introduction The three most Icelandic counties in the State of Minnesota, known as Lincoln, Lyon, and Yellow Medicine Counties, are each located south of the Minnesota River and along or relatively nearby to the South Dakota state line. The county seats are Ivanhoe in Lincoln County, Marshall in Lyon County, and Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County. Attractions — Lyon County Within Lyon County, Marshall serves as the county seat and is home to the Whitney Statue and the Lyon County […]

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Hype for the Future 86K: Counties of Icelandic Minnesotans

Introduction Though Icelandic Minnesotans are extremely rare in the modern State of Minnesota, the vast majority of such Icelandic settlers were largely associated with three (3) counties in the State: Lyon, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine. Each of these counties is south of the Minnesota River, or perhaps more accurately, southwest, broadly along the western line of the State with South Dakota. Identifying Icelandic Minnesotans Numerous early Minnesotan church records would have recorded […]

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