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 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Granite Falls Minnesota, 1893 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Granite Falls Minnesota, 1893 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Granite Falls Minnesota, 1893 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
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 Waterfall on Minnesota River, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Traveled by mammoth-hunters and
motorcyclists alike, the Minnesota River Valley shows the
traces of a unique legacy: where else are you going to find
a political party with ideals based on honest conversation
and gymnastics? Not all of it is as lovely as the natural
scenery it accompanies--Mankato was the site of the largest
mass execution in United States history--but its heritage
demands contemplation. Discover the valley's most
enterprising characters, from Fort Snelling bootleggers like
Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant to the Granite Falls lawyer
behind Prohibition, Andrew Volstead. With a guide like
Johanneck, you might meet some familiar figures in
surprising circumstances as she steals up behind Dr. Mayo at
the grave he was robbing for medical research or catches FBI
director J. Edgar Hoover in a moment of unguarded
correspondence. Buy This Book |
 Minnesota River Scene, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1908 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Hoyt Street, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarg |
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 Foot Bridge, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota |
| Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955. | |
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 Multiple views, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1914 From "An Illustrated History of Yellow Medicine County Minnesota", by Arthur P. Rose, 1914 click image to enlarge |
 Multiple views, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1914 From "An Illustrated History of Yellow Medicine County Minnesota", by Arthur P. Rose, 1914 click image to enlarge |
 River Drive, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1914 From "An Illustrated History of Yellow Medicine County Minnesota", by Arthur P. Rose, 1914 click image to enlarge |
 Kramer and McGregor Homes, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1916 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Riverside Sanitarium, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1918 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 High School, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1920s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Check Out The Minnesota History Shop! Good Goods and Great Gifts!  |
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 Main Street, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1928 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Plat map of Stony Run Township in Yellow Medicine County Minnesota, 1929 From Atlas and Farmers Directory of Yellow Medicine County - Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Farmers Directory of Stony Run Township in Yellow Medicine County Minnesota, 1929 From Atlas and Farmers Directory of Yellow Medicine County - Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Plat map of Minnesota Falls Township in Yellow Medicine County Minnesota, 1929 From Atlas and Farmers Directory of Yellow Medicine County - Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Farmers Directory of Minnesota Falls in Yellow Medicine County Minnesota, 1929 From Atlas and Farmers Directory of Yellow Medicine County - Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Andrew John Volstead House, 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1933 Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge |
 Foot Bridge, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Minnesota River Scene, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Dam and Power Plant, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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 Dam on the Minnesota River, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1945 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
 Street scene, Granite Falls Minnesota, 1946 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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