Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Studebaker Park

Photographed by McGhiever, May 26, 2023

1. Studebaker Park Marker

Inscription. This was the original site of a livery barn. In 1920, C.J. Ahler & Co. started one of the first Studebaker dealerships in Minnesota at this location. It was operated by Clark Randall and Donald Worden as the Worden–Crandall Auto & Electric Co. This was Red Wing's Oldest continuously operated automobile dealership. Packard joined with Studebaker in 1954. Packards were No longer produced as of 1958 and Studebaker ceased production in 1966. This plaque was donated by the North Star Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club and Dedicated on July 24th, 2001.

Erected 2001 by Red Wing Heritage Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 44° 33.879′ N, 92° 32.159′ W. Marker is in Red Wing, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. It is on East Avenue north of West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 245 East Avenue, Red Wing MN 55066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Minnesota.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Goodhue County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); T.B. Sheldon Memorial Auditorium (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); National Newspaper Association

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(about 300 feet away); Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Depot (about 700 feet away); The Sea Wing Disaster / Victims of the Sea Wing Disaster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kiwanis Stairway (approx. half a mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Wing.

More about this marker. The marker is mounted next to the door of the ground-level stairway entrance to this small public parking structure.

Studebaker Park Marker to the left of the door of the parking lot staircase image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, May 26, 2023

2. Studebaker Park Marker to the left of the door of the parking lot staircase

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 577 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.