CLAYTON

NAME: Clayton
COUNTY: Faribault
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 6
CLIMATE: Cold winter, humid summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring, Summer, Fall
COMMENTS: Located in Section 4 of Seely Township on the East Fork of the Blue Earth River, 2 miles NW of Bricelyn.
REMAINS: cemetary, house
Prattsville was first settled in 1856 by Jacob Shirk. The post office opened in 1860 and the town was renamed Clayton. There was a store, blacksmith shop, school, creamery, a few houses and a Baptist Church. In 1899 the church, blacksmith and post office all closed. By 1906, the creamery closed, too. The school was remodeled into a house. Submitted by: Nate Sparks

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