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 Street scene, Welcome Minnesota, 1887 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
 First city band, Welcome Minnesota, 1895 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
 Main Street, Welcome, Minnesota, 1907 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Main Street, Welcome Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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Martin County (Images of America) |
| When the first settlers arrived in Martin County in March 1856, the county was part of Brown and Faribault Counties. Perhaps these settlers heard the stories told by soldiers who passed through the region. They spoke of the many lakes and streams of clear water and abundant fish and waterfowl, ever-popular fur-bearing mammals, and timber stands where elk, deer, and buffalo foraged. Word spread fast, and by the winter of 1856-1857, the population of Martin County exploded to 20 men, 9 women, and 23 children. Martin County provides a visual record of the many cities in the county, from Dunnell to Truman and back down to East Chain and all the rest in between. There are photographs of the blizzard of 1881, a 1918 Red Cross auction, men balancing on telephone poles, and much more. | |
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 Corner of Park, west side of Main Street, Welcome Minnesota, 1909 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Postcard, Welcome Minnesota, 1910 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Welcome Creamery, Welcome Minnesota, 1910 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
 Welcome National Bank, Welcome Minnesota, 1910 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
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 East Side of Main Street, Welcome Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Chicago and North Western Depot and Elevators, Welcome Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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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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 German Lutheran Church, Welcome Minnesota, 1910s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Welcome High School, Class of 1911 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
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 Evangelical Church, Welcome Minnesota, 1916 Courtesy Martin County Historical Society - click image to enlarge |
 Aerial view, Welcome Minnesota, 1938 Courtesy University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - click image to enlarge |
 High School, Welcome Minnesota, 1940s LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
 Trinity Lutheran Church, Welcome Minnesota, 1947 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection- click image to enlarge |
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 Aerial view, Welcome Minnesota, 1954 Courtesy University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - click image to enlarge |
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 Street scene, Welcome Minnesota, 2014 LakesnWoods.com photo - click image to enlarge |
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 Post Office, Welcome Minnesota, 2014 LakesnWoods.com photo - click image to enlarge |
 Former Gerhardt's Grocery Store, Welcome Minnesota, 2014 LakesnWoods.com photo - click image to enlarge |
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 Street scene, Welcome Minnesota, 2014 LakesnWoods.com photo - click image to enlarge |
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 Weiss Milling, Welcome Minnesota, 2014 LakesnWoods.com photo - click image to enlarge |
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