Point Douglas, Minnesota

Point Douglas is a ghost town in section 8 of Denmark Township, Washington County, Minnesota, United States^[1] located at the convergence of the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River. It is located across the St Croix River from Prescott, Wisconsin.^[2]

History

Point Douglas Cemetery dates from 1855.

Point Douglas was platted on August 18, 1849 and named in honor of Stephen A. Douglas. The post office, with Levi Hurtsell as first postmaster, was the first in the County, and was transferred from Wisconsin Territory when Minnesota Territory was created.^[3] It was discontinued in 1903.^[4] In 1856, the site was a trade center and had a mill, several warehouses, and a lime kiln. The town also had a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.^[5]

Today, all that remains of Point Douglas is a small development along U.S. Route 10^[6]

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Stillwater

Cities	Afton Bayport Birchwood Village Cottage Grove Dellwood Forest Lake Grant Hastings‡ Hugo Lake Elmo Lake St. Croix Beach Lakeland Shores Lakeland Landfall Mahtomedi Marine on St. Croix Newport Oak Park Heights Oakdale Pine Springs Scandia St. Marys Point St. Paul Park Stillwater Willernie White Bear Lake‡ Woodbury

Townships	Baytown Denmark Grey Cloud Island May Stillwater West Lakeland

Unincorporated communities	Arcola Basswood Grove Maple Island Siegel

Ghost towns	Garen Point Douglas

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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