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Renville County's oldest and most intact railway station on its original site, built c. 1883. Also significant as a symbol of the local importance of railroads and as a regional example of a 19th-century frame passenger/freight depot. 6: Renville County Courthouse and Jail: Renville County Courthouse and Jail

Renville County, located directly across the Minnesota River from the Lower Sioux Agency, was the site of extensive combat during the Dakota War of 1862. The U.S. army's defeats at the Battle of Redwood Ferry and the Battle of Birch Coulee at the hands of the Dakota both occurred in Birch Cooley Township, in addition to numerous Dakota raids on ...

August 3, 1986. The Joseph R. Brown State Wayside Rest is a National Scenic Byway Wayside Rest area. It is located on Renville County Highway 15, south of Sacred Heart, Minnesota, United States. The Wayside Rest displays the granite ruins of Joseph R. Brown 's home from 1862. Brown, his mixed-blood wife and twelve children lived in this home ...

FIPS code. 27-06076 [5] GNIS feature ID. 2394173 [2] Website. birdislandcity.com. Bird Island is a city located on U.S. Route 212 in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.