Editing Wahkon, Minnesota (section)

==History==
Wahkon was established in 1885 as "Pots Town", then its name changed to "Lawrence" in 1891 when the post office was established. A second "Pottstown" was platted next to Lawrence in 1901 by T.E. Potts. In 1907, Wahkon was platted by the [[Soo Line Railroad]]. By 1910, Pottstown and Lawrence had amalgamated into Wahkon. Wahkon was incorporated on November 6, 1912.<ref>"[http://mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=3174&BookCodeID=6&County=48&SendingPage=Results.cfm Wahkon]" in Upham, Warren (1920 as "Minnesota Geographic Names"; 3rd and expanded edition, 2001). ''Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia'' (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press) {{ISBN|0873513967}}</ref> Before the establishment of Wahkon, the site was an [[Ojibwe]] village named ''Sagawamick''<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRRJCVfDlJgC&dq=%22Sagawamick%22&pg=PA408 Sagawamick]" in Hodge, Frederick Webb (1910). ''Handbook of American Indians, Volume 2'' (Washington: Government Printing Office).</ref> (from the [[Ojibwe language]] ''Zaagawaamik'', meaning "Sandbar"). Prior to being an Ojibwe village, it was a [[Mdewakanton Dakota]] village.