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Historical Markers in Sandstone, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Pine County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Pine County, MN (18) Aitkin County, MN (10) Carlton County, MN (10) Chisago County, MN (29) Isanti County, MN (3) Kanabec County, MN (3) Burnett County, WI (5) Douglas County, WI (22)  PineCounty(18) Pine County (18)  AitkinCounty(10) Aitkin County (10)  CarltonCounty(10) Carlton County (10)  ChisagoCounty(29) Chisago County (29)  IsantiCounty(3) Isanti County (3)  KanabecCounty(3) Kanabec County (3)  BurnettCountyWisconsin(5) Burnett County (5)  DouglasCounty(22) Douglas County (22)
Pine City is the county seat for Pine County
Sandstone is in Pine County
      Pine County (18)  
ADJACENT TO PINE COUNTY
      Aitkin County (10)  
      Carlton County (10)  
      Chisago County (29)  
      Isanti County (3)  
      Kanabec County (3)  
      Burnett County, Wisconsin (5)  
      Douglas County, Wisconsin (22)  
 
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1 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — A Railroad IndustryDiscover the Banning Quarry
Banning was a boom-town. In 1896, Martin Ring platted a village along the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. To honor the industry, Ring named the village and streets after railroad officials. At its peak, Banning had a population of about 300, . . . Map (db m204504) HM
2 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — Crushing StoneDiscover the Banning Quarry
In the early 1900s, the Banning quarry ran out of high quality stone and turned to manufacturing crushed stone to stay in business. Rocks were dumped down from the railroad track to be loaded by hand into the crusher. A bucket conveyor carried the . . . Map (db m204996) HM
3 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — Forming BlocksDiscover the Banning Quarry
This was the stone cutters' area. Train cars brought large stones here to be split and shaped. One splitter supplied three stone cutters. Stone cutters shaped the blocks into curbing, building stones or paving blocks. Cities across the country still . . . Map (db m204503) HM
4 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — Lumbering in Minnesota
Lumbering first arrived in this area in the 1830s, logging the white and red pine stands along the St. Croix River. Sawmills were few and much of the pine lumber was floated down the St. Croix to the Mississippi River and on to other states. Logging . . . Map (db m5105) HM
5 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — PowerDiscover the Banning Quarry
This building housed steam generators, an air compressor, electric generator and other equipment. In the early days of the quarry, work was done by hand. Later use of power tools greatly increased efficiency. The drills, crusher, elevator and . . . Map (db m204930) HM
6 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — Sandstone Area Veterans Memorial
In honor and in memory of all men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of AmericaMap (db m12826) HM
7 Minnesota, Pine County, Sandstone — Sawing SlabsDiscover the Banning Quarry
After drilling and blasting, the large stones called mill blocks were brought to the stone cutting shed. Here they were sawn into even slabs for use as sidewalk pavement or smooth building stones. A heavy iron frame held a gang of several . . . Map (db m204873) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024