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==History== The city was established as ''Proctorknott'' in 1894, with the name coming from former [[Kentucky]] [[Governor]] [[J. Proctor Knott]]. Knott was famous for delivering the speech ''The Untold Delights of Duluth'' to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. The city's name was shortened to Proctor in 1904.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Place Names - Township and Village Information|url=http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=2482&BookCodeID=6&County=69&SendingPage=Results.cfm|work=Minnesota Place Names|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>
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