Winona, city, seat of Winona County, southeastern Minnesota, a port on the Mississippi River; incorporated 1857. The city is a commercial, manufacturing, and shipping center located in an agricultural and limestone-quarrying region. Winona State University (1858), Saint Mary's College (1912), and a junior college are here. Settled in 1851, the community was originally called Montezuma and was renamed for a legendary Sioux princess in 1853. Population 25,075 (1980); 25,399 (1990); 27,069 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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