Marine on St. Croix in Washington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Marine Township Hall
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 23, 2011
1. The Marine Township Hall Marker
The Marine Township Hall was constructed in 1872 as a meeting hall and jail. The building was erected on property donated by Orange Walker. Its construction was financed by Morgan May who took the town's bonds for the necessary $2,000. Members of the building committee were Hans F. Boock, Porter E. Walker, and Mathias Welshons. Gustaf Carlson, a local mason, utilized stone quarried and cut near the village.
After the official abolishment of Marine Township in 1895, the "Stone House" led a varied career as school, storage quarters, and community center.
The structure received architectural recognition in 1934 when the National Historic American Buildings Survey chose it as an outstanding example of the Swedish stone work of early Minnesota settlers and recorded its architectural measurements in the Library of Congress.
In 1963 the Town Hall became a museum operated by the Women's Civic Club of Marine.
Erected by the Minnesota Historical Society
1968
Erected 1968 by the Minnesota Historical Society.
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Location. 45° 12.011′ N, 92° 46.31′ W. Marker is in Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, in Washington County. It is on 5th Street 0.1 miles north of Maple Street (County Road 4), on the right when traveling north. Marker is at the Stonehouse Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 241 5th Street, Marine on Saint Croix MN 55047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, 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 Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marine
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 23, 2011
2. The Marine Township Hall Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Technological Revolution (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Boom, Then Bust (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Pineries are Gone (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Minnesota's First Commercial Sawmill (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Powerhouse and Kiln (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Stonehouse Museum. Explore Minnesota website entry (Submitted on August 10, 2011.)
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 23, 2011
3. The Marine Township Hall and Marker
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 23, 2011
4. The Marine Township Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
