Tenney Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Wilkin County, Minnesota
About Tenney
The city of Tenney was named for the owner of its townsite, lumberman John P. Tenney, because of his willingness to give land to the railroad which came through in 1885. The first house was built by his son-in-law, Fred Maechler. The post office was established in 1887, and the city was incorporated on November 30, 1901. At this time the land was surveyed and the original plat was approved. The city originally encompassed four square miles, but it never grew enough to meet its boundaries, so in 1916 the farmers petitioned their land from the city, and their request was granted. According to an unpublished town history written in the mid-1980s, the city's population peaked at about 200 in 1910. Before 1910 the city boasted a church, three grain elevators, a hardware store, two mercantile st
Top Attractions in Tenney
Explore the best things to see and do in Tenney:
- ★City Hall
- ★Tenney Fire Hall
- ★The Wheaton-Dumont Cooperative Elevator
Tenney Travel Guide Sections
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