Charles A. Wheaton, an early settler to Northfield. He bought all of John North's holdings when North nearly went bankrupt. Wheaton founded the Rice County Journal, now known as the Northfield News.
Portrait of Hiram Scriver, the first mayor of Northfield in 1876. He built the first stone structure in Northfield, the Scriver Building, which today houses the Northfield Historical Society. Today the Scriver Building is the oldest stone building in Northfield. In addition, Scriver ran the first dry goods store in Northfield.
Cannon River during a flood. On the right you can see John W. Norths original Mill and on the left is the Ames Mill. The picture also shows the original Iron Bridge that was over the Cannon River.
Looking west from Bridge Square at the Ames Mill. The small building infront of the mill was a lawyers office on the east side of the river while the mill was on the west side of the river