Cities and Towns

Carver County

Carver County, founded in 1855, is home to the Minnesota and Crow Rivers, along with 125 lakes. Located southwest of the Twin Cities, it is part of the seven county metro area.

Northern Pacific Railroad' s colonists reception house, Glyndon.

Northern Pacific Railroad's colonist's reception house, Glyndon, Minnesota, 1876.

In 1873, George Rodgers led immigrants from southwest England to establish the Yeovil Colony in the Red River Valley on land purchased from the Northern Pacific Railroad. Despite high hopes, the settlement of New Yeovil crumbled soon after it began.

Sewer crew at work, Minneapolis.

Minneapolis manhole and sewer work crew, c. 1905.

Minneapolis sewer system under construction.

Workers expanding the Minneapolis storm sewer, c. 1890

Pumping Station number three, Minneapolis.

Pumping Station Number 3, c. 1898

East side pumping station, Minneapolis.

The East Side Pumping Station was built on Hennepin Island in 1885, image circa.

Establishment of the Minneapolis Waterworks, 1867-1910

In 1871 Minneapolis built the first public waterworks in Minnesota to pump water from the Mississippi River. The city's attempts to provide clean, safe water led to decades of efforts to improve and expand the waterworks.