Editing Nelson, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Nelson was originally called Dent, after settler Richard Dent, and under the latter name was founded ''circa'' 1875.<ref name="Upham 178">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n197 178]}}</ref> The present name is for [[Knute Nelson]], a prominent citizen and United States [[List of United States Senators from Minnesota|Senator]] from Minnesota.<ref name="Upham 178" /> A post office was established as Dent in 1880, and in 1881 the name was changed to Nelson.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Douglas | title=Douglas County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 20, 2015}}</ref>