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 Main Street, Wilmont Minnesota, 1904 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase |
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 Carnival day, Wilmont Minnesota, 1909 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase |
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 High School, Wilmont Minnesota, 1913 Courtesy of the "Growing Up In Wilmont Minnesota" Facebook group - click image to enlarge |
 Catholic Church, Wilmont Minnesota, 1915 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge |
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Nobles County Minnesota (Images of America) |
| Located in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, Nobles County was first established in 1857. However, a financial panic and concerns about Indian conflicts delayed the area's settlement until the 1870s. Railroad companies had only recently expanded their rail networks to this part of the state. Meanwhile, hundreds of people, including many Civil War veterans, began migrating to the region to make their homestead claims. They were attracted to these virgin prairies by the allure of plentiful land and fertile soil. Other new settlers chose to reside in one of the many small towns that had sprung up around the railroad depots, offering business services and community support to townspeople and the growing farm population. Though there have been changes over time in how people work the land, farming and agriculture-related industries continue to be the major driving forces of the county's economy. | |
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 Construction of St. Joseph's Catholic School, Wilmont Minnesota, 1925 Courtesy of the "Growing Up In Wilmont Minnesota" Facebook group - click image to enlarge |
 St. Joseph's Catholic School, Wilmont Minnesota, 1925 Courtesy of the "Growing Up In Wilmont Minnesota" Facebook group - click image to enlarge |
 Presbyterian Church at Wilmont Minnesota, 1935 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase |
 Aerial photo of Wilmont Minnesota, 1938 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online and Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources - click image to enlarge |
 Aerial photo of Wilmont Minnesota, 1954 Courtesy Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online and Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources - click image to enlarge |
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