What is the geography of Nerstrand, Minnesota?
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km sq (1.4 square miles). The town features an http://www.faribault.k12.mn.us/ner/ elementary school with grades K-5, which is operated as a charter school under state law. There is also a highly rated volunteer fire department. Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is located nearby. The http://www.valleygrovemn.com Valley Grove Church Building, located nearby, is considered an important historical site, though there are several active churches around the area that are better preserved: * http://www.stjohnsucc-wheelingtownship.org St. John’s United Church of Christ (3 mi southwest) * Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) (in town) * Nerstrand United Methodist Church (in town) * http://www.cannon.net/~golchurc Gol Lutheran Church (ELCA) (4 mi southeast) The town was notorious for the nearby Nerstrand Hill, bane of the locomotive engineer, with the steepest grade on the line from St. Paul to Manley Junction, Iowa.
