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Mankato, city, seat of Blue Earth county, south-central Minnesota, U.S. It lies on the Minnesota River, opposite North Mankato, near the mouth of the Blue Earth River, in a farming and lake area, about 75 miles (120 km) southwest of Minneapolis. Part of the city extends across the Minnesota into Nicollet county. Mankato was founded in 1852 by Parsons Johnson and Henry Jackson. It was originally known as Mahkato, a name derived from a Sioux term for the blue clay along the riverbanks (Mankato was the result of an early spelling error, though the misspelling stuck). Flour milling and limestone ...(100 of 281 words)

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