Editing Taunton, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Taunton was [[plat]]ted in 1886 by the railroad.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA129 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=129}}</ref> It was named after [[Taunton, Massachusetts]].<ref name="history" /> A post office has been in operation in Taunton since 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lyon&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Lyon County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref> Taunton was incorporated in 1900.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n333 314]}}</ref> Celebrating 100 years of landmark buildings, this commemorative plate was designed by Nancy Koch titled "Taunton's Hundred Years 1886 - 1986. The commemorative plate depicts eight buildings; Public School - First school built in 1889, Taunton City Hall - Organized, Taunton Fire Station - Built in 1907, Beck's Hardware - Built in 1903, Taunton State Bank - Built in 1905, STS Cyril and Methodius - Built in 1895, STS Cyril and Methodius Rectory - Built in 1905, Ray's Standard - Built in 1927, Co-op Elevator - Organized in 1911.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Taunton Minnesota Gallery|url=https://www.lakesnwoods.com/TauntonHistory.htm|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.lakesnwoods.com}}</ref>