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Flour Mills, Renville Minnesota, 1900
Flour Mills, Renville Minnesota, 1900
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Methodist Episcopal Church, Renville Minnesota, 1908
Methodist Episcopal Church, Renville Minnesota, 1908
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Renville High School, Renville Minnesota, 1908
Renville High School, Renville Minnesota, 1908
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Main Street looking north, Renville Minnesota, 1908
Main Street looking north, Renville Minnesota, 1908
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Street scene, Renville Minnesota, 1909
Street scene, Renville Minnesota, 1909
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Renville High School, Renville Minnesota, 1910
Renville High School, Renville Minnesota, 1910
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C.M. & St. P. Depot, Renville Minnesota, 1910
C.M. & St. P. Depot, Renville Minnesota, 1910
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota 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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Norwegian Lutheran Church and German Lutheran Church, Renville Minesota, 1910
Norwegian Lutheran Church and German Lutheran Church, Renville Minesota, 1910
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Birds eye view, Renville Minnesota, 1910's
Birds eye view, Renville Minnesota, 1910s
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Birdseye views, Renville Minnesota, 1911
Birdseye views, Renville Minnesota, 1911
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Main Street looking south, Renville Minnesota, 1912
Main Street looking south, Renville Minnesota, 1912
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High School, Renville Minnesota, 1913
High School, Renville Minnesota, 1913
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Partial bridge collapse, Renville Minnesota, 1914
Partial bridge collapse, Renville Minnesota, 1914
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Churches of Renville Minnesota, 1927
Churches of Renville Minnesota, 1927
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Public School, Renville Minnesota, 1948
Public School, Renville Minnesota, 1948
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Main Street, Renville Minnesota, 1959

Main Street, Renville Minnesota, 1959
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Main Street, Renville Minnesota, early 1960's
Main Street, Renville Minnesota, early 1960s
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Street scene, Renville Minnesota, early 1960's
Street scene, Renville Minnesota, early 1960s
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Aerial view, Renville Minnesota, 1969
Aerial view, Renville Minnesota, 1969
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Aerial view, Renville Minnesota, 1985
Aerial view, Renville Minnesota, 1985
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