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AgricultureOne of the notable local industries is the cultivation of wild rice, with cultivated paddies north of Clearbrook. Clearbrook also has large rice processing plant, owned by Riviana Foods.1Oil PipelineClearbrook has a significant oil pipeline junction between the Lakehead System, Minnesota Pipeline, and North Dakota . Clearbrook hit the national news on November 28, 2007 when two pipeline workers were killed after a large fire erupted while they were repairing a leak in the pipeline.1Famous residentsClearbrook is the birthplace, home, and final resting place of Wes Westrum, a major league baseball catcher and manager. Wes was on the cover of the first edition of Sports Illustrated on August 16, 1954. It is the hometown of Alan Sparhawk, and Mimi Parker, members of the indie rock group Low(band).1 1 This information was gathered from WIikipedia. |