Sabin, Minnesota is in Clay County, in western Minnesota. The city was named for Dwight M. Sabin, a US Senator from Minnesota.
The area was settled by immigrants and others who came to farm the fertile Red River Valley soil, and who were offered land through the Homestead Act of 1862.
When the Lake Superior Puget Sound Railroad extended its line through Sabin in 1880, businesses were opened. By 1881, the railroad was owned by the Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company.
Early businesses included a hardware store, a general store, a blacksmith shop, harness shop, lumber company, and a hotel. A school was established early on, and a post office was established in 1881.
Many of the early settlers abandoned their homes and farms due to crop failures, swarms of grasshoppers, and blizzards. Some stayed, while others came to take the place of those who left.
Before long, Sabin had a bank. As the settlement grew, elevators and warehouses were needed to store and market produce from the farms. New roads, streets, and a water tower were constructed, churches opened, and a community hall was erected.
Sabin was platted on land owned by Mr. Almy, who had named the area Elmwood for its large number of elm trees. However, the village was named Sabin for the US Senator from Minnesota. A village plat was filed in late June of 1881.
Sabin's streets were named for early property owners, Mr. Almy, A.H. Halloway, L. Osbom, and the township supervisor, Mr. Larcom.
By 1920, Sabin had become a shipping point for local potato growers, and had three general stores, a hardware store, meat market, bank, two elevators, four potato houses, a blacksmith shop, lumberyard, harness shop, shoe shop, candy store, barber shop, school, and two hotels.
Sabin was part of Elmwood Township until 1929 when it was incorporated as a village. In 1973, the Minnesota legislature passed a law making all incorporated villages in the state cities, so Sabin became a city. Although its population remains well under a thousand, it has grown every census year except for 2000, when it decreased by almost fifteen percent.
Old Highway 52 passes through the center of town. Baker is about six miles southeast of Sabin, while Finkle is about six miles northwest of the city. Moorhead is nine miles northwest, Dilworth is ten miles north-northwest, and Glyndon is ten miles north-northwest.
Sabin, Minnesota is the focus of sites listed in this category. Local government sites and those representing Sabin churches, schools, organizations, businesses, and individuals are appropriate topics for this category.
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Based in Sabin, Minnesota, the company specializes in catering weddings, and business and government banquets and events, but they also cater baby showers, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, retirement parties, graduations, and other events. Its event catering services and policies are defined, menus are published to the site, and estimates may be requested online. Career opportunities are posted to the site.
http://www.caseyjoscatering.com/
The official municipal website presents a profile and history of the city, introduces its government officials, including contact information. City office hours and contacts are published to the site, and an archive of city council meeting minutes goes back as far as 2006. New developments are identified, with photos and other details, and ordinances are published on the site. Payments may be made online.
http://www.cityofsabin.com/
Specializing in raising and training of black labradors as hunting dogs, and tries to have two or three trained black labs for sale, usually from one to two years of age. Several photos are available on its site, along with its gun dog training services, hunting, and dog tips, informational videos on various dog training topics, as well as such topics as building a dog house. Suggestions for dog food are given online.
http://sabingundogkennels.com/
The annual August event is one in which the community of Sabin, Minnesota gathers together for a pancake feed, street fair, inflatable games, a parade, music and street dances, a car and bike show, and other contests and events, many of which may change from year to year. Car and bike show registration forms are available for downloading, along with parade registrations, vendor forms, and 5K signup forms.
https://www.sabinharvestdays.org/
Specializing in the production and sale of certified seed potatoes, the Red River Valley farm is located in Sabin, Minnesota, with its warehouse in Barnesville. Offering Red Norland, Dark Red Norland, All Blue, Irish Cobbler, Russet Burbank, Russet Norkotah, Yukon Gold, Viking, Red LaSoda, Red Pontiac, and Kennebec, its varieties are highlighted, along with its packing codes, nutritional information, availability, and contacts.
http://www.schmidtpotato.com/
Offering Sunday morning worship, fellowship, and Bible studies, the congregation meets at its facilities on 2nd Avenue West in Sabin, Minnesota. Weekly schedules, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, news and announcements, staff contacts, and office hours are posted. Other resources include new member classes, directions, a statement of beliefs, and an overview of its age-specific ministries and outreach activities.
http://www.tlcsabin.com/
