Named for Hartland, Vermont, the city of Harland is in Freeborn County, in southern Minnesota. Settled in the spring of 1857, the community was platted in 1877, and incorporated in 1893. Originally, the town center was a mile south of the current site, but the business district moved when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad’s track was laid a mile away. Minnesota Highway 13 is the chief route through the small city. Nearby communities include Albert Lea, Alden, Armstrong, Bancroft, Baroda, Bath, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Freeborn, Geneva, Hollandale, Manchester, Matawan, Minnesota Lake, New Richland, Waldorf, and Wells. Mankato is about fifty miles northwest, and Rochester is about seventy miles northeast of Hartland.
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A Hartland, Minnesota resident, Al Batt is a writer, speaker, storyteller, and humorist who writes nature and humor columns for several newspapers, does regular radio shows, and writes cartoon strips that are syndicated nationally, as well as writing books. Biographical information is set forth, along with some of his articles, a calendar of events, and online shopping area.
http://www.albatt.com/
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
The congregation serves the Hartland, Minnesota community. Directions to the church, office hours and contacts, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, and a monthly archive of church newsletters are published to the site, along with a gallery of photographs. Announcements are included.
http://crossofglory.weebly.com/
Organized as the Farmers State Bank of Hartland in 1929, the community bank now has branches in Albert Lea and Freeborn, Minnesota. Its locations, office hours, drive-up hours, and a history of the bank is put forth, as well as its personal, agricultural, and commercial banking services.
https://www.fsbmn.bank/
The Hartland, Minnesota company manufactures planters, fertilizer application equipment, tractors, and other agricultural equipment. A history of the business, its location, office hours, and a profile of its products, along with planter installation instructions, orifice charts, and other documents are posted.
http://www.ld-ag.com/
