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Businesses, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Businesses, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

D.K. Babcock Cabinet Store and Wingate and Smith Store, Preston Minnesota, 1865
D.K. Babcock Cabinet Store and Wingate and Smith Store, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Harry Wartz home, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Harry Wartz home, Preston Minnesota, 1865
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Grandma Frazier brick house, livery stable in background, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Grandma Frazier brick house, livery stable in background, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Courthouse before remodeling, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Courthouse before remodeling, Preston Minnesota, 1865
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

View of the Village of Preston Minnesota, 1874
View of the Village of Preston Minnesota, 1874
From An illustrated historical atlas of the state of Minnesota, ©1874 A. T. Andreas, Chicago

First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1880
First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1880
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1890
First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1890
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase
Volunteer Fire Department, Preston Minnesota, 1895
Volunteer Fire Department, Preston Minnesota, 1895
Courtesy Fillmore County Historical Society - click image to enlarge

Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Fillmore Street, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Fillmore Street, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Ayers house, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Ayers house, Preston Minnesota, 1900
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Street scene showing First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Street scene showing First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1900
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Park Hotel, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Park Hotel, Preston Minnesota, 1900
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase
Preston (Images of America) Preston (Images of America)
Nestled in a lush valley along the banks of the Root River, Preston, Minnesota, is ideally located at the geographic center of Fillmore County. The earliest settlers found the area rich with everything they needed to build a community: timber, building stone, water power, and fertile soils. By 1860, Preston was a bustling business and government center in the heart of the most populous county in Minnesota. With rare and vintage photographs culled from the collection of the Fillmore County History Center, as well as from the albums and scrapbooks of many local residents, this book brings together nearly 200 images of Preston and its environs.
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High School, Preston Minnesota, 1905
High School, Preston Minnesota, 1905
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Fillmore County Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1906
Fillmore County Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1906
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Birds eye view of Preston Minnesota, 1907
Birds eye view of Preston Minnesota, 1907
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The Stone Mill, Preston Minnesota, 1907
The Stone Mill, Preston Minnesota, 1907
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Brethren Church, Preston Minnesota, 1908
Brethren Church, Preston Minnesota, 1908
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Street scene in Preston Minnesota, 1908
Street scene in Preston Minnesota, 1908
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Birds eye view of Preston Minnesota, 1908
Birds eye view of Preston Minnesota, 1908
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Old dam, Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1910
Old dam, Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1910
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

St. Paul Street, Preston Minnesota, 1910
St. Paul Street, Preston Minnesota, 1910
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Midway of the Fillmore County Fair, Preston Minnesota, 1910
Midway of the Fillmore County Fair, Preston Minnesota, 1910
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High School, Preston Minnesota, 1910's
High School, Preston Minnesota, 1910s
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Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1910's
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1910s
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Street scene, Preston, Minnesota, 1910s
Street scene, Preston, Minnesota, 1910s
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Minnesota's Lost Towns Southern Edition Minnesota's Lost Towns Southern Edition
Includes Amherst Village, Big Springs, Bratsberg, Carimona, Cherry Grove, Choice, Clear Grit, Elliota, Etna, Fillmore Village and 12 more in Fillmore County!

Pack your bags and come along as we journey to over 125 lost towns in Southern Minnesota. Read how the Civil War, changes in transportation, county seat disputes and other historical happenings changed Minnesota’s landscape. Learn how and why lost towns and communities were created, how they thrived and why they eventually faded into history. Visit the people and places of Southern Minnesota in this fourth edition of the Minnesota’s Lost Towns series. Be sure to check out the other titles in the series: Northern, Central, and Northern II.
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Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1910's
Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1910s
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Fillmore County Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1911
Fillmore County Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1911
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1912
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1912
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City Hall & Public Library, Preston Minnesota, 1912
City Hall & Public Library, Preston Minnesota, 1912
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City Hall & Public Library, Preston Minnesota, 1910's
City Hall & Public Library, Preston Minnesota, 1913
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Scene on the Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1913
Scene on the Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1913
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Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1915
Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1915
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1915
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1915
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Roller Mills on Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1915
Roller Mills on Root River, Preston Minnesota, 1915
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Library and City Hall, Preston Minnesota, 1920
Library and City Hall, Preston Minnesota, 1920
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Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1920
Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1920
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1920's
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1920s
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Preston Creamery Association, Preston Minnesota, 1924
Preston Creamery Association, Preston Minnesota, 1924
Courtesy Fillmore County Historical Society - click image to enlarge
Preston Municipal Band, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Preston Municipal Band, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Courtesy Fillmore County Historical Society - click image to enlarge

Upper business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Upper business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
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Business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Business section, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1925
First National Bank, Preston Minnesota, 1925
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1930
Street scene, Preston Minnesota, 1930
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Main Street, Preston Minnesota, 1930's
Main Street, Preston Minnesota, 1930s
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Entrance to Niagara Cave, Preston Minnesota, 1935
Entrance to Niagara Cave, Preston Minnesota, 1935
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Stanwix Hotel, frame built in 1855-1856, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Stanwix Hotel, frame built in 1855-1856, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Minnesota House, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Minnesota House, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase
Gartner Store, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Gartner Store, Preston Minnesota, 1938
Courtesy Fillmore County Historical Society - click image to enlarge

Old Harmony Road, Preston Minnesota, 1939
Old Harmony Road, Preston Minnesota, 1939
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Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1940's
Court House, Preston Minnesota, 1940s
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Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1947
Courthouse, Preston Minnesota, 1947
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Main Street, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Main Street, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Catholic Church and parish, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Catholic Church and parish, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Highway 55, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Highway 55, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Highway bridge, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Highway bridge, Preston Minnesota, 1950
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase
Hillside and bridge, Preston Minnesota, 1950's
Hillside and bridge, Preston Minnesota, 1950s
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Greenleafton Reformed Church, Preston Minnesota, 1954
Greenleafton Reformed Church, Preston Minnesota, 1954
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Greenleafton Reformed Church, Preston Minnesota, 1954
Greenleafton Reformed Church, Preston Minnesota, 1954
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Christ Lutheran Church, Preston Minnesota, 1960's
Christ Lutheran Church, Preston Minnesota, 1960s
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Junior and Senior High School, Preston Minnesota, 1960's
Junior and Senior High School, Preston Minnesota, 1960s
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Preston Co-Op Creamery, Preston Minnesota, 1963
Preston Co-Op Creamery, Preston Minnesota, 1963
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Preston Co-Op Creamery, Preston Minnesota, 1963
Preston Co-Op Creamery, Preston Minnesota, 1963
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Aerial view, Preston Minnesota, 1972
Aerial view, Preston Minnesota, 1972
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase

Fish float on the Root River, Preston Minnesota, 2003
Fish float on the Root River, Preston Minnesota, 2003
Courtesy John Margolies and the Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
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