Schley, Minnesota

Schley is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, within the Bowstring State Forest and the Chippewa National Forest. It is located between Cass Lake and Bena along U.S. Highway 2 near Forest Road 2958.

Schley
Unincorporated community
Schley
Location of the community of Schley
within Cass County
Schley
Schley (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°22′08″N 94°24′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCass
Elevation
1,312 ft (400 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56633
Area code(s)218
GNIS feature ID658177[1]

History

Schley was established as a station on the Great Northern Railway in the summer of 1898, shortly after US Naval Commodore Winfield Scott Schley's Flying Squadron defeated the Spanish Navy in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Schley and the two railroad stations immediately to the west - Santiago and Cuba - commemorate this victory.[2]

A post office was established at Schley in 1931, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968.[3][4]

References
  1. "Schley, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 92.
  3. "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schley Post Office (historical)



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