Acoma Township, McLeod County, Minnesota

Stahl Lake is a lake in McLeod County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Stahl Lake was named for Charles Stahl, a pioneer who settled there.

Belle Lake is a lake in McLeod County and Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The lake is 826 acres (334 ha) in size with a maximum depth of 25 feet (7.6 m). The southern two-fifths of the lake is in Acoma Township, McLeod County, and the northern three-fifths is in Meeker County.

Hutchinson Senior High School was founded in the fall of 1877 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. The school has over 17,000 graduates since its inception. [17,095 through 2023] The first graduating class included H. H. Bonniwell. Today, HHS graduates anywhere from 200-240 graduates per year. This rate has held fairly steady for the past 50 years. The first class over 100 was in 1942 (110) and the first class of 200 students occurred 23 years later in 1965. The last graduating class under 200 was in 1992. Over that time, Hutchinson HS has had a remarkably stable population of between 800-1100 students. Currently, the enrollment of Hutchinson HS is above 900 and expects to be there through the near future.

Ellsworth Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census.

Greenleaf Lake is a lake in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It measures 18 feet at its deepest, and is used for both fishing and recreation.Greenleaf Lake was named for William H. Greenleaf, an early settler.

Lynn Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 519 at the 2020 census.

Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Minnesota, USA, currently in development. It includes undeveloped shoreline on both Greenleaf and Sioux Lakes, halfway between the cities of Hutchinson and Litchfield in Meeker County. Portions of the state recreation area (SRA) are open to the public for day-use recreation, but there are no facilities yet on site. The park boundaries were set by the Minnesota Legislature and the state is still acquiring land from willing sellers; two-thirds of the property remain privately owned.

Maplewood Academy is a private Christian boarding high school located in Hutchinson, Minnesota. It is owned and operated by the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

The Harry Merrill House, also known as the Harrington–Merrill House, is a historic house in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. The house is the oldest wood-framed structure in Hutchinson and one of the oldest in McLeod County. It was built in 1858 by Lewis Harrington, then occupied 1886 to 1932 by Harry Merrill, who served as superintendent of local schools for 33 years. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 for having local significance in the theme of education. It was nominated for its association with Harry Merrill, arguably the single most important educator in Hutchinson's history.

The Attack on Hutchinson occurred on September 4, 1862 during the Dakota War of 1862 as a part of Chief Little Crow's incursion into the Big Woods area of Minnesota. On September 3, Little Crow encountered Captain Strout's Company B, 10th Minnesota Infantry Regiment near Acton and chased it to the stockade of the town of Hutchinson. On September 4 Little Crow attacked with 200 warriors and destroyed most of the buildings outside of the stockade. Small firefights broke out between the Hutchinson Home Guard and Sioux warriors, but the Dakota failed to breach the town's defenses. Little Crow's men subsequently retreated, bringing as much loot as they could carry.

Hutchinson is the largest city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. It lies along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 14,599 at the 2020 census.

Willie Lake is a private lake in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It stretches over 191 acres and is 17 feet deep at its deepest point. It was named for U. S. Willie (or Wiley), a state legislator.