Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 1 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes and a larger portion of Fillmore County on the east side of Bennington Township. A gravel road angles to the east to meet the east to west gravel road, allowing for the bridge that was constructed over the Root River. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 3 travels from Austin to Ostrander, Fillmore County. County Road 8 leads north from Grand Meadow south to State Highway 56. Rural School District 118, also known as the West Bennington School, is located on the west side of Section 17. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 shows farmland, trees, homes, gravel roads and County Road 3 that travels from Austin to Ostrander, Fillmore County. Rural School District 92, also known as the Shay School, is located on the south side of Section 25. Traveling from Spring Valley, Fillmore County to Le Roy, Mower County, the Chicago Great Western Railroad crosses the very edge of the southeast corner of Section 36. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 25 and 36 shows farmland, trees, homes, gravel roads and County Road 3. Rural School District 92 on south side of Section 25. Traveling from Spring Valley, Fillmore County to Le Roy, Mower County, the Chicago Great Western Railroad travels across the every edge of the southeast corner of Section 36. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 14 travels south into Le Roy. Rural School District 102, also known as the Norby School, stands on the northwest corner of Section 34. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 shows farmland, trees, gravel roads and homes. County Road 8 travels north and south along the west side Bennington Township. Rural School District 3 is located on the southeast corner of Section 30. Angell Cemetery, a deserted cemetery, rests on the northeast corner of Section 31. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. This image shows the gravel road that cuts to the east to meet the gravel road after the bridge that was constructed over the Root River. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography was conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Road 14. Blake Rural School District 95 is located on the northwest corner of Section 9. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Road 8 on the west side of Sections 6 and 7. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 3, which winds around Section 23, traveling east towards Ostrander in Fillmore County. The Prairie Queen Rural School District 18, also used as Bennington Town hall, is located on the northeast corner of Section 14. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Bennington Township Sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 3 crosses County Road 14 that leads south to Le Roy. The Bennington Lutheran Church and Cemetery are located on the east side of Section 21. Rural School District 85, (also known as the Bennington Center School and the Thorson School) is located on the south side of Section 15. In earlier years, the school was used as the town hall. This image was produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Production and Marketing Administration for Mower County, Minnesota: Symbol VY USDA 442-49 Item 3 Scale 1:20,000 Flying Completed July 16, 1949, and index copied July 29, 1949. Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Index to the 1949 Aerial Views of Mower County Townships. Each section areas were listed on the yellowed, legal size, linen-type papers that aided government agents in locating the photographic or composite print of the area they wished to research.
Narrative history of World War One activities in Mower County during World War One, and provides a photograph with a description of those in the county who fought in the war.
George A. Ogle and Company, Publishers and Engravers
Date Created:
1896
Description:
Standard Atlas of Mower County, Minnesota, 1896. George A. Ogle and Company, Publishers and Engravers, created this book, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, a map of the State of Minnesota, a map of the United States and of the World. There is a farmers directory, illustrations of early residents, a business directory and general information about the county. An analysis of the system of U.S. Land Surveys, a digest of the system of Civil Government, and a chronological calendar of events from medieval times to 1896.