by Luke Sharman | Feb 8, 2016 | Work Projects
The Boutwell House in Stillwater, MN was built in 1870 for Reverend William T. Boutwell and his family. After renovation in 1981, the owners sold the property in early 2015, with the purchaser intending to demolish the home, making way for new construction. Moments...
by Luke Sharman | Feb 8, 2016 | Work Projects
The La Croix Guard Station Boathouse was built in 1937 by crews from the Lake Jeanette Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp and was constructed in a round-log rustic style, located on U.S. Forest Service lands in the La Croix Ranger District. It is one of two...
by Luke Sharman | Feb 7, 2016 | Work Projects
The Prairie Portage Cabin is a historically significant structure located on U.S. Forest Service land in the Kawishiwi District of the Superior National Forest. The cabin, with a full porch and hip-style roof, was constructed in 1929 from locally available wood by two...
by Luke Sharman | Feb 7, 2016 | Work Projects
The crew spent four and a half days working at the Hillside cemetery in Carlton, MN. Hillside Cemetery was established in 1881 and is situated on the outskirts of the Carlton, MN city limits on County Road 3. In the oldest sections of the cemetery, dating back to the...
by Luke Sharman | Feb 7, 2016 | Work Projects
Located on the bluffs above the City of Afton and the St. Croix River, Mount Hope Cemetery was originally established in 1855 and was actively used until 1892. Struck by neglect and vandalism over the last century, many of the stone monuments are broken or missing....
by Luke Sharman | Feb 5, 2016 | Work Projects
The Rushford Area Historical Society (RAHS) was founded in 1985 during efforts to the save the historic Rushford Depot from demolition. Built in 1867 by the Southeastern Minnesota Railway Company (SMRC), the depot is the only remaining two-story SMRC Depot still on...
