Mahtowa

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Mahtowa MN 55707
United States
46° 32' 35.4228" N, 92° 39' 43.1712" W
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Mahtowa is in Carlton County MAHTOWA Township has a name formed from the Dakota mahto and the last syllable of the Ojibwe makwa, each meaning "a bear"; sometimes seen as Mah-to-wa. The village of Mahtowa, section 9, was settled in 1875 with a station of the Northern Pacific Railroad and a post office, established in 1898. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.