View of the collapsed bridge after the well-drillling rig broke through while crossing on April 18, 1914. Notice the horse and wagon in the river. A few days before this, Marie Binger Bailey's uncle, Bernard Binger, had crossed the bridge with two loads of lumber. His daughter wrote: "The Angels are here."
Exterior view of the second St Patrick's Catholic Church (built in Birch Cooley in 1898). View includes the confirmation class of 1900. Note: the church burned in 1942.
Postcard with an exterior view of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The text reads: "This is a jolly spot and I like it more and more. My only regret just now, it that I did not come before."
View of the First Episopal Church under construction in the summer of 1862. This first church was known as St. John Evangelist, but was never completed. It was destroyed on August 18, 1862 during the Dakota Conflict of 1862. The church is now known as St. Cornelia's Church at Lower Sioux Agency.
Souvenir postcard, "Greetings from Danube" with photographs of Union Hotel, Public School, State Bank, Telephone exchange, Street Scene, C. M. and St. Paul Depot, and F. A. Schroeder residence.
Souvenir postcard, "Greetings from Morton, Minnesota" showing the Indian Church, Mill, High School, Railroad Bridge, View of the Town of Morton, Main Street, and Minnesota River Bridge.
Souvenir postcard, "Greetings from Sacred Heart, Minnesota" showing Synod Lutheran Church, Haaces Church, Swedish Lutheran Church, High School, and other local residents homes.
Built prior to 1868 by Reid & Essler, it was first used as a saw mill. In 1870 it was purchased by Essler, Ahrens & Berndgren and tt was then made into a grist mill. Steam was put in to use as an emergency in case the creek got to low. Photo crica 1940 before the mill was destroyed.
Exterior view of the Methodist Church in Beaver Falls, which was organized in 1869. No date on the building but it was before 1880. The church lasted until 1890 at which time a chrurch was built in Morton, Minnesota.
Plat Book of Renville County, Minnesota, 1888. Title page states the information was complied from public and private records and personal examinations and surveys. The book includes 45 pages of color maps of all 27 townships and 11 cities and towns, including Beaver Falls. Includes many geographic features, including: Lee Lake, Robinsons Creek, Rush Lake, Stockade Lake, Round Lake, Goose Lake, Kelly Lake, Plum Lake, Wolff Lake, and Altman Lake. Includes a map of Renville County and a map of Minnesota.
Plat Book of Renville County, Minnesota,1900. Title page names Northwest Publishing Company and states the information was compiled from county records and actual surveys. The book includes 49 pages of color maps of all 27 townships and 9 cities and towns, including Beaver Falls. Includes many geographic features, including: Round Lake, Rouges Island, Lake Chamberlain, Duck Creek, and Purgatory Creek. Includes a map of Renville County, a map of Minnesota, a map of the United States, a map of Principal and Meridian Base Lines, road laws of Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois, and a patron directory (3 pages). Includes four loose pages of Brookfield, Osceola, Boon Lake and Hector Township plat maps from 1913. These four pages are hand written as draft copy for the official 1913 plat book.