Editing Rushford, Minnesota (section)

==History==
The first pioneers pole-boated up the Root River to the junction of [[Rush Creek (Root River tributary)|Rush Creek]], peering through 10-foot tall grasses to see what astonishing beauty the bluff lands had to offer. The early settlers gave Rushford its name on Christmas Day in 1854, during a chicken supper hosted by Capt. Dyer.<ref name="Upham 194">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | author-link=Warren Upham | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n213 194]}}</ref> The name stems from the nearby [[Rush Creek (Root River)|Rush Creek]], which had tall [[Juncaceae|Rushes]] growing along its banks.<ref name="Upham 194" />  The area was once referred to as “Trail City” because seven Indian trails met at the creek. The Wieser Brothers were said to be the first founders of the city and quickly followed by hundreds.

Rushford has had a post office in operation since 1856,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Fillmore | title=Fillmore County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> and the  1867 two-story Railroad Depot still stands at its original site, being restored as a Visitors Center for the local area.

As a result of the [[2007 Midwest flooding]], the city was flooded when Rush Creek overtopped the [[Dike (construction)|dikes]].<ref>{{cite web| last =Weiss| first =John| title =Stories emerge from Rushford flood| publisher =Post-Bulletin| date =2007-08-24| url =http://postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=304473&z=2| archive-url =https://archive.today/20070927062528/http://postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=304473&z=2| url-status =dead| archive-date =2007-09-27| access-date =2007-08-24}}</ref> Rushford's spirit bounced back to produce a very bustling and thriving community..