The Sauk Centre House was an early hotel, social gathering place, and used as a stage coach pick-up. It was destroyed by fire but rebuilt and renamed, The Palmer House.
Exterior view of the St. Paul's German Catholic Church 1885 addition and rectory. The darkened portion of the roof indicates the original dedicated church of 1871.
Alex Moore, one of the great founding fathers of Sauk Centre, in 1885. He constructed the first dam in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, which was destroyed in the ice breakup of 1860 but soon rebuilt using the power for the saw and grist mill.
Albert Dahlem was a Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Officer, seen here wearing his uniform. After the war, he moved to Sauk Centre, becoming an avid businessman.
Harriet Gilman, born and raised in Sauk Centre, attended State Normal School in Winona, Minnesota. After graduation, she returned to Sauk Centre and became a teacher at the Sauk Centre Public School until 1906.
1890 Graduates of Sauk Centre High School. Graduates listed are Henry Capser, Bird Ship, John Boobar, Edith Law, Mame Toby, Belle Bruce, and Sid Betman.