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Sugar Loaf is a bluff on the Mississippi River topped by a rock pinnacle, overlooking the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States. [3] The name "Sugar Loaf" is sometimes taken to mean just the rock pinnacle, which was created by quarrying in the 19th century. The bluff stands above the junction of U.S. Route 61 and State Highway 43. It towers ...
Minnesota was divided into a south-eastern area including the Twin-Cities with area code 612 and the rest of the state in the south-west, north, and north-east with area code 218. [2] In 1954, the southern half of 612 was designated a separate numbering plan area with area code 507 as the third area code for the state.
Winona (/ w ɪ n ˈ oʊ n ə / win-OH-nə) is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States. [7] Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The population was 25,948 at the 2020 census. [5]
It was established in 1862 at the foot of Sugar Loaf, the prominent river bluff from which it took its name. The extant brewery complex, which includes storage caves dug into the bluff, dates from 1872 when the original building was destroyed by fire and a replacement built. [ 2 ]
The original area code, 507, was the third area code created for use in the state in 1954, following the original 218 and 612. It was created from the southwestern portion of 218 and the southern portion of 612. It was overlaid with area code 924 in 2024. It is the first area code overlay complex in Minnesota. The region was directly bordered ...
One part stayed in Red Wing, and the other part was moved downstream to Winona, Minnesota, where it is known as Sugar Loaf. [10] In the 17th century, the French explored the area and probably conferred the title of LaGrange, but no record exists of who named the bluff.
Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Winona County Roads 11, 12, and 104. Interstate 90 and State Highway 76 are nearby. ZIP codes 55987 (Winona), 55943 (Houston), and 55925 (Dakota) all meet near Ridgeway.
In 1998, area code 612 was restricted to include only Minneapolis and a few inner suburbs after area code 651 was created in 1998. [1] The 651 area borders Wisconsin, while area codes 763 and 952 were split from 612 in 2000. Area code 218 borders 320 to the north, and area code 507 covers southern Minnesota. Ironically, 320 now borders every ...