Editing Fisher, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Fisher is one of the oldest settlements in Polk County.  It was originally named "Shirt-Tail Bend" because a shirt had once been tied to a stick to warn steamboats of a bend in the river.  It was renamed 'Fisher's Landing', and later shortened to Fisher.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bicentennial History of Polk County, Minnesota|publisher=Taylor Publishing Co.|year=1976|location=Dallas, TX|pages=136}}</ref>  These names were adopted in honor of William H. Fisher, who was born in Hunterdon county, N. J., December 24, 1844; engaged in railroad business after 1864; settled in St. Paul in 1873, as attorney for the receiver of the St. Paul and Pacific railroad, and as its assistant manager and superintendent ; later was president and manager of the St. Paul and Duluth railroad company, 1883–99; was vice president and general manager of the Duluth and Winnipeg railroad company, 1888-93.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|year=1920|location=St. Paul, MN|pages=424}}</ref>