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.
The Devine Hotel, also called Brighton Hotel and Long Lake House, in New Brighton was located along Front Street and Sixth Avenue in New Brighton during the stockyards heyday. It was built by William Devine I. There were five hotels in downtown New Brighton, all catering to the stockyard staff and workers. The hotel also contained a saloon. On the far right is the spire of the old Town Hall located on 5th Avenue.
The New Brighton Town Hall was built in 1898. Although planned as early as 1891, it took seven years to finish the project. It held the police department, government offices, and social events which were held in the upstairs auditorium. It was razed in the mid-1950s.
The first blacksmith shop in New Brighton was built in 1905 and was located next to the Town Hall. The blacksmith shop also had owner lodging above. Later a garage addition was added on to the south side facing the Village Hall. Another addition was added on the north side for an implement store which in time became a grocery and general store. Owner James Treat is standing along the horse in the doorway of the building. His wife, Helga Gunderson Treat, leans out the upstairs window.