Carver Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Church by-the River,
Presbyterian Church
1913 — — Map (db m79234) HM
Carver Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Funk Hardware Store
ca. 1880 — — Map (db m79278) HM
Carver Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Minnesota Valley Oil Co.
1925 — — Map (db m75255) HM
Carver Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Stephen Kult Clothing Store
1871 — — Map (db m79125) HM
Carver Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Trinity Lutheran Church
1914 — — Map (db m79158) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Brinkhaus Livery Stable
1890 — — Map (db m59555) HM
City Square Park
City Square in Chaska has always been a gathering place and the heart of this community. The land was set aside for public purpose in 1852 in the original plat. Early settlers in Chaska found six earthen mounds on this . . . — — Map (db m63707) HM
This silo marks the site of the Christian Bender farm, homesteaded in 1854. George Bender, grandson of Christian, sold the farm to Henry McKnight in 1963. This was the first farm to become part of Jonathan.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m60394) HM
By 1804 Jean B. Faribault was trading in furs for the Northwest Company near the "Little Rapids" of the Minnesota River, 5 miles south of this point, and in this vicinity. His fur post of 1824 on the site of Chaska became the nucleus for the first . . . — — Map (db m41051) HM
Dedicated by the Luther League to the honor of the men from the East Union Evangelical Lutheran Church who took part in the World War 1914-1918.
George W. Lundquist •
Clarence A. Ekström •
Wilhard E. Olander •
Henry R. Nord •
J. Elmer A. . . . — — Map (db m94398) WM
James J. Hill
The Dakota Rail Regional Trail follows the route of a former railroad line that was once part of the Great Northern Railway. Built by James J. Hill in the late 1800s, this historic line played a part in connecting Minnesota to . . . — — Map (db m98390) HM
"The production of a forage plant so hardy as Grimm Alfalfa is almost without parallel in plant history... It is impossible to compute in dollars and cents what it has meant to the nation."
Everett Edwards, 1938
U.S. Department . . . — — Map (db m212539) HM
The Big Woods
When the first Euro-American settlers came to this area in the 1850s, the land looked very different than it does today. At that time, the spot where you now stand would have been near the center of a two-million-acre hardwood . . . — — Map (db m212415) HM
The Brick Farmhouse
The brick farmhouse before you was built by the Grimm family sometime around 1875. It replaced a small log cabin where the family had lived since they first acquired the property in 1857. More than just a new home, this . . . — — Map (db m212381) HM
To the Memory
of the
Defenders of the
Union,
1861 to 1865.
Erected by the Citizens
of
Carver County in 1892.
F. Anthony, S.M. Alexander, Ch. All, A. Arneson, L. Anderson, C.F. Anderson, S. Anderson, A.G. Anderson, J. Anderson, . . . — — Map (db m71715) WM
There was a time, not long ago, that harvesting meant long hours of hard manual labor. The process of harvesting grain meant first cutting the grain with a cradle scythe. The stalks were then gathered by hand and tied into bundles. Groups of 15-20 . . . — — Map (db m163406) HM
World War II
Poland -
Battle of the Atlantic -
Pearl Harbor -
Bataan -
Corregidor -
Coral Sea -
Midway -
Guadalcanal -
North Africa -
Bismarck Sea -
Salerno -
Tarawa -
Kwajalein -
Normandy -
Southern France -
The . . . — — Map (db m72282) WM
Erected in Memory
of Those Who Served
During the World War
1914 —— 1918
Allmann Andrew •
Bade Ed. •
Bade Henry •
Beck Walter •
Beiersdorf O.H. •
Boettcher Otto •
Boehmke Herb •
Brandenburg Henry . . . — — Map (db m71520) WM
Watertown is one of the oldest settlements in Minnesota’s south central region. Chief Little Crow of the Dakota Nation and his tribe often camped by the Crow River. At first the Chief and the settlers trusted each . . . — — Map (db m213030) HM
Minnie Christina Peterson Upon her father's death in 1914, Minnie became the sole proprietor of the Watertown General Merchandise Store. It's been said that Minnie was "way ahead of her time for a business woman." She passed away in a tragic . . . — — Map (db m213045) HM
Kathryn M. Burns "There are no words that can ever begin to describe the depth and meaning of the years that Kitty helped serve multiple patients in the Watertown and Waconia area. Kitty was truly a gracious, caring, and loving unselfish . . . — — Map (db m213084) HM
Civil War 100 Watertown pioneers served in the Union Army during the Civil War. They served in infantry, artillery, and cavalry regiments. By 1865 there was not a man left in the area between the ages of 18 and 45; the town remained at a . . . — — Map (db m213070) HM
