Park Aerial Survey, Incorporated (Louisville, Kentucky)
Date Created:
1949-06-15
Description:
Aerial View of Le Roy Township Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34 shows farmland, trees, roads and homes. Old Le Roy was platted on Section 28, but when the railroad was constructed one mile southeast, the settlers decided to move the town and businesses to have the advantages of the railroad at their backdoor. Le Roy was platted in 1867 on Section 34. County Roads 8, 12 and 53, along with State Highway 56 provide routes of transportation in Le Roy and the township sections. Le Roy School District 5 is located in Section 34. St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Le Roy (City) Cemetery and Le Roy Lutheran Cemetery all rest near each other in the center of Section 28. The Chicago Great Western Railroad cuts diagonally through the sections and Le Roy, intersecting with the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. 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.
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.
Served in the Minnesota Legislature: House 1935-1936 (District 5). For biographical information, see the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library database at: http://www.leg.mn/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=13903
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.