Garden City

History

A post office called Garden City was established in 1857. The community was named from the garden-like setting of the original town site. The First Baptist Church building was completed in 1868. The Blue Earth County Fair has been held in Garden City since 1860 with the exception of a few years the fair was cancelled. In 1921, on a visit from London, Henry Wellcome donated land he had purchased to the hamlet of Garden City to build a consolidated school. The school that was built on the site became Wellcome Memorial school, eventually combining with Rapidan, Vernon Center, and Lake Crystal school districts. The building now serves as the site of Wellcome Manor Family Services.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,255
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,019
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  973
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  957
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  933
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  828
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  825
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  763

Largest nearby schools

• Lk Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Sec
  High · LAKE CRYSTAL · 517 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El
  Elementary · LAKE CRYSTAL · 439 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• LCWM ECSE
  Other · LAKE CRYSTAL · 13 students

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2017-04-25
  Near Mankato, Minnesota