Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Frankford Township Sections 13, 14, 23 and 24 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. The ghost town of Frankford, the County Seat in Mower County's early years before it was stolen and taken to Austin, is located on the south side of Section 13. The Frankford School District 16 was located on Section 13. Federal Highway 63 travels south from Racine to intersect with County Road 16 that travels east to west between Spring Valley, Fillmore County, and Grand Meadow, Mower County. The Frankford Cemetery rests on Section 24 a short distance north of State Highway 16. 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 Frankford Township Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 8 intersects with State Highway 16 in Grand Meadow. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad travels from Dexter through Grand Meadow to La Crosse. Pine Lawn Lake and park, a man-made lake created by a dam, is located on Section 20. 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 Photography conducted by Park Aerial Surveys, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky.
Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Frankford Township Sections 15, 16, 21 and 22 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Intersecting roads, County Roads 14 and State Highway 16 provide routes of transportation through this area. On the east side of Section 21, the Frankford Town Hall is located on the north side of State Highway 16 which divides the section, and Rural School District 19 is on south side of State Highway 16, in the northeast corner of State Highway 16 and County Road 14 (The Le Roy Road). 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 Frankford Township Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Rural School District 17 is located in the center of Section 36. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad cuts through these sections from Grand Meadow to La Crosse. 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 Frankford Township Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 14. Rural School District 84 rests on the northwest corner of Section 84. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad travels from Grand Meadow to La Crosse. 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 Frankford Township Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 shows farmland, trees, homes, and County Road 8. Rural School District 97 stands on the southeast corner of Section 31. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad travels southeast from Grand Meadow to La Crosse. 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:
1949-07-15
Description:
Aerial View of Frankford Township Sections 11 and 12 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Road 2 and Federal Highway 63 intersect in the middle of Section 11, provide routes of transportation in this area. Children in this area attended Rural School District 35 located on the north side of Frankford Township Section 11. The Chicago Great Western Railroad traveled from Racine to Spring Valley. Racine Township Sections 1 and 2 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Federal Highway 63 travels south from Rochester to merge with State Highway 16 to Spring Valley. The Chicago Great Western Railroad cuts through Racine Township Sections 1 and 2 from Racine to Spring Valley. 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:
1949-07-15
Description:
Aerial View of Frankford Township Sections 9 and 10 shows farmland, trees, homes and County Road 2. Racine Township Sections 3 and 4 shows farmland, trees, homes and roads. Salem Evangelical Church and Cemetery rests on the northwest corner of Section 3, while a church had once sat on the northeast corner. 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:
1949-07-15
Description:
Aerial View of Frankford Township Sections 7 and 8 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. County Roads 2 and 8 provide routes of transportation through the township. Bear Creek Lutheran Church and Bear Creek Lutheran Cemetery are located on east side of Frankford Township Section 7. The Methodist-Norwegian Cemetery rests across the road from Bear Creek Church on Section 7. The Early Norwegian Settlement Cemetery (the Sever Temanson Cemetery) rests on Frankford Township Section 8. Racine Township Sections 5 and 6 show the southbound County Road 8 which provides a route of transportation through the area. Florin Rural School District 36 is located on the southeast corner of Racine Township Section 5. Rural School District 64 rests on the southeast quarter of Section 6. 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.