The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Eyota was platted in 1864. The name Eyota is derived from the Dakota word iyótaŋ, meaning "greatest" or "most". A post office has been in operation at Eyota since 1864. The city was incorporated on February 16, 1875.
Settlers had begun arriving in the area and staking claims in 1854. The earliest, Benjamin Bear, initially came in 1853 to choose a prime site with an ever-flowing spring, then returned the following year with his family. A stream called Bear Creek starts from this spring. (Today Chester Woods Lake is formed around a portion of Bear Creek that was held back behind a dam built to protect nearby Rochester from flooding.)
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2 historic places in Eyota
2 places in Eyota are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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Then & now
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