Lest We Forget
those who served
from the
Alden Community
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In memory of their
Supreme Sacrifice
In memory of
Charles W. Murphy
Corporal
U. S. Army Air Corps
380 . . . — — Map (db m95265) WM
Erected by the Congregation
in memory of
Charles Warren Schmidt
12-27-50 - 5-16-70
with donations from
friends and relatives
"My God and I will go unendingly"
The bell in use at the
Presbyterian Church
until its merger . . . — — Map (db m95419) HM
Dedicated to the memory and honor
of the men and women
of the Geneseo community
who served our country
in all wars and conflicts — — Map (db m95417) WM
In memory of the
Defenders of our Union
1861 - 1865
Dedicated to the
honor and sacrifice of our
men and women
who served our country
in war and peace — — Map (db m53322) HM
Eighty years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, Spanish explorers visited Kansas. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, seeking gold in New Mexico, was told of Quivira by an Indian called the Turk. Here were "trees hung with golden bells and . . . — — Map (db m53314) HM
One mile south is the hand-dug well that served the U.S. Cavalry and Santa Fe Trail travelers in the 1860s.
For five days in July, 1864, 600 Indians besieged a trading post near the well and a wagon train nearby. When the attackers tried to . . . — — Map (db m53319) HM
This Cross is erected to the memory of Father Padilla, Franciscan Missionary, who stood with Coronado at the erection of the first Christian Cross on these prairies. Father Padilla devoted his life to the service of the Cross and to the Indians of . . . — — Map (db m53320) HM
First known farmers in this area were the Wichita Indians • • • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and Father Padilla came in 1541 • • • In 1821 William Becknell started traveling what is now known as the Santa Fe Trail • • • Settlers and a few mules . . . — — Map (db m156401) HM
This land was deeded
to the
City of Lyons
by J. W. and Mahala
Workman
on
August 7, 1882
This tablet dedicated
to their memory
by a grateful citizenry
1945 — — Map (db m95264) HM
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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American Presbyterian
and Reformed Historical Site
No. . . . — — Map (db m121804) HM
Originally built c. 1884 as the United Brethren Church, this clapboard building was purchased for the A.M.E. congregation in 1917. The Sterling College class of 1936 bought the bell that was housed in the elaborate three-tier cupola above the . . . — — Map (db m95283) HM
E. Branson Cowgill established the city's first newspaper, the Rice County Gazette, at this location in 1876. J. E. Junkin combined the Gazette and Bulletin in 1891. The Gazette name was dropped and the classic tin front added in 1899. The Sterling . . . — — Map (db m95287) HM
Dr. P. [Powhatan] P. Trueheart built this building known as the "Doctors Block" in 1882. His son, Dr. Marion Trueheart, was a pioneer in the use of x-ray and the introduction of radium for cancer treatment at this location. The upstairs was . . . — — Map (db m95285) HM
A. G. Landis and G. W. Hollinger, the town's first merchants, built a store on this site in May of 1872. The original building was located at what is now known as Dysart Park. The Landis Hollinger Mercantile expanded fifty feet to the north where . . . — — Map (db m95268) HM
In 1895 this corner lot was purchased to house the dry goods business of A.L. Mincer. By 1913 the Mincer Building had grown into a modern day two-story department store covering two city lots. In 1993 Gene and Miki Zaid purchased the building to . . . — — Map (db m95271) HM
T.H. Brown, owner of the Citizens State Bank, built this office building with the unusual arched doorways in 1900. It had upstairs apartments and also housed such businesses as Hockaday Broom Corn Company, Western Union, and other professional . . . — — Map (db m95284) HM
Built in 1903, by R.B. Allington, a local builder, the passenger station featured separate male and female waiting rooms. The railroad saw much activity during WWI and WWII and was an important source of transportation for Sterling College students . . . — — Map (db m95282) HM
Recognizing the huge need for blind education, Tucker approached R.A. Mott to champion the cause, and funds were made to establish a department within the Deaf & Blind School. Miss Tucker was hired as principal; in 1879, JJ. Dow became . . . — — Map (db m212208) HM
Alexander Faribault, namesake of this community, epitomized cultural coexistence. As the child of a French-Canadian father and a half-Dakota mother, Alex saw the value of multiculturalism and respect across religious lines. At a time when this . . . — — Map (db m212075) HM
The Right Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipple was 37 years old when he was consecrated the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota on October 13, 1859. He spent the next 42 years establishing Episcopal parishes and missions throughout Minnesota. . . . — — Map (db m211997) HM
Bishop Whipple Bishop Whipple was elected in 1859 as the state’s first Episcopal Bishop. Enlarging Rev. Breck’s idea to have a religious university, Whipple is credited with building the Episcopal Cathedral, the Seabury Divinity . . . — — Map (db m211996) HM
Brand Peony Farms 1868 Evolving out of Brand Nursery Co., Oliver Brand (left) and his son, A. M. Brand, developed a breeding program with peonies as the main crop. The two developed a national reputation as the world's largest peony . . . — — Map (db m212095) HM
Anna Mallory Buckham Anna had Buckham Memorial Library built in honor of her husband with the hope that the memorial "Be a benefit and pleasure to those now living here and those who shall come after them." The 1929 library is a . . . — — Map (db m212445) HM
In 1925, Community Co-op Oil Association was started by a group of farmers to create buying power for its members. Since then, it has provided products and services to farmers, industry leaders, and everyday people. They started with a small gas . . . — — Map (db m212357) HM
Downtown: The Place to Be Long before shopping malls, downtown Faribault had everything: groceries, clothing, hardware, and services. You could get your horse "shoed" at a livery or have your wagon repaired. Fleckenstein's Dry Goods, . . . — — Map (db m212098) HM
Marlon Brando Brando, a legendary American actor who starred in many films studied at Shattuck-St. Mary's School. Red Jackson (center) A stunt pilot, Jackson broke the aerial endurance record by flying over 420 hours . . . — — Map (db m212199) HM
Faribault Industry 1880 This view from the bluff shows some early industry in the city. The A.L. Hill Furniture Factory (left), also had a storefront on Central. This building also housed a flour mill, and later, the Shaft-Pierce . . . — — Map (db m212198) HM
Elizabeth Strohfus, W.A.S.P. Pilot Strohfus, from Faribault was a service pilot in WWII. Strohfus not only served her country in wartime, but blazed many trails for women pilots in the military. She was awarded the Congressional . . . — — Map (db m212097) HM
Stylish & Functional Structures As part of President Roosevelt's New Deal, the Works Progress Administration helped the country outlast the Great Depression. This was accomplished by putting people back to work on needed projects . . . — — Map (db m212039) HM
Sellner Manufacturing Herbert Sellner, a maker of amusement rides, invented the Tilt-A-Whirl™ in 1926 at his Faribault home. Over the next year, the first Tilt-A-Whirls were built in Sellner's basement and back yard. In 1927, . . . — — Map (db m212067) HM
Grace McKinstry McKinstry (center) was the daughter of a pioneer Faribault newspaperman and studied at Shattuck-St. Mary's, the Mpls. and Chicago Institutes of Art, and in Paris with Raphael Collin. Grace became an . . . — — Map (db m212398) HM
Due to many inquiries, Farmer Seed & Nursery selected Faribault to grow and distribute northern grown seeds. In 1903, an annual catalog was printed to encourage mail order sales. In 1909, a national ad campaign put the company on the map, and it's . . . — — Map (db m212368) HM
Flour Milling Milling industry icons life LaCroix, Sheffield, and Bean took advantage of the waterpower, abundant timber and fertile soil to establish a milling center in Faribault. LaCroix's Middling Purifier and the New Process . . . — — Map (db m212187) HM
Faribault is Rice County Seat After a contentious struggle with Cannon City for the county seat, Faribault was chosen in 1855. Early courts were held in a one-story brick structure before the first official courthouse (left) was . . . — — Map (db m212096) HM
KDHL radio went on the air in 1948. The original owners of the station were Palmer Dragsten, Jack Hyde, Herb Lee, with the first letter of their last names comprising the call letters. Long time farm director Dean Curtis was inducted into the farm . . . — — Map (db m212350) HM
School For the Deaf MSAD enrolled its first student in 1863 and continues to offer free residential care and education on its historic 40-acre campus. Before Mott Hall, (center) was constructed in 1866, the school rented Major . . . — — Map (db m212190) HM
Ochs Brothers Department Store Founded in October 1886 by Albert, Antone and Otto Ochs Albert purchased stock of his brothers and continued as Ochs Brothers Dept. Store Albert Ochs • 1872-1922 Sons, Donald F. Ochs • 1905-1952 Alfred L. Ochs • . . . — — Map (db m212455) HM
Originally known as Musegades and Lynch Co., the farm implement business located on First Street in Faribault became known as Lynch and Pirkl from 1932 until 1941. William Pirkl took sole ownership in 1941, and put up a new building at 19 N. . . . — — Map (db m212399) HM
Seabury Divinity School 1860 Faribault was a sanctuary for the Dakota during a most difficult time. Whipple provided protection and opportunities for education at Seabury Divinity School where Episcopal ministers found training. . . . — — Map (db m212194) HM
Near this site on June 3, 1858, in rented rooms on the second floor of a frame building, The Reverend James Lloyd Breck opened with 15 pupils a mission school which he visioned as the start of Seabury University. Although the university did not . . . — — Map (db m207678) HM
Alexander Faribault, for whom the city of Faribault was named, was the son of fur trader Jean Baptiste Faribault and his wife, Pelagie. Alexander first entered the area in 1826 to establish a trading post for the American Fur Company on Cannon . . . — — Map (db m208445) HM
One of the earliest missionary centers of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota and believed to be the first Episcopal cathedral built in the United States, the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour is also a monument to Henry Benjamin Whipple. Elected . . . — — Map (db m82807) HM
When Beaver Was King Native Americans were key in the area fur trade by trapping furbearing animals. Beaver pelts were highly prized for their soft fur that made fashionable hats. Fur pelts were exchanged for guns, metal cooking . . . — — Map (db m212185) HM
Commemorating over 80 years of the ingenuity and creativity of Herb Sellner, members of the Sellner Family, its employees and talented, local artisans. This individual car was made possible through generous donations from the local community, the . . . — — Map (db m212066) HM
The Christdala Congregation was formed on July 18, 1877 by the first Swedish immigrants to settle in Rice County. The Church was built during the summer of 1878 at a cost of $230 and is maintained in memory of the early Swedish settlers. Because of . . . — — Map (db m93624) HM
On September 7, 1876 Nicolaus Gustafson, a recent immigrant from Sweden, was fatally shot by Cole Younger during the notorious Jesse James Gang's aborted raid on the Northfield bank. Gustafson had ridden into town that morning with Peter Youngquist . . . — — Map (db m93625) HM
Late in the day on September 6, 1876, four heavily armed men rode into Millersburg from the west and spent the night in the Cushman Hotel east of the school. They were led by a ruthless outlaw named Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger. The four armed men . . . — — Map (db m93623) HM
Nerstrand City Hall
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1908 — — Map (db m49072) HM
Thomas Anderson Veblen and Kari Bunde Veblen Farmstead
From 1866 to 1893 this farmstead was the home of the Veblen family one of the most prominent Norwegian immigrant families of the nineteenth century.
The most distinguishing trait . . . — — Map (db m243426) HM
In the 1870s and 1880s, important changes took place inside several small flour mills in southeastern Minnesota. Those changes laid the groundwork for a technological revolution that made Minnesota's milling industry the largest in the world.
. . . — — Map (db m26200) HM
This Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza, with the sculpture "Harvest" as its centerpiece, commemorates with an enduring presence Northfield's sesquicentennial year 2005.
In 1855, John Wesley North founded the town of Northfield and built a dam and . . . — — Map (db m55167) HM
