Harmony Depot and McMichel Grain Elevator

Harmony Depot and McMichel Grain Elevator

The historic 1879 Harmony Train Depot and the McMichel Grain Elevator, circa 2018. The depot is on the left, the elevator on the right. The depot is called the Village Depot and is a tourist gift shop. Efforts are ongoing to preserve and restore the elevator.

Harmony Train Depot

Harmony Train Depot

A locomotive heading east makes a stop at the Harmony rail depot, circa 1899.

Harmony Grain Elevators, ca 1885

Harmony Grain Elevators

Late 1800s grain elevators along Harmony’s rail tracks. The photo view looks west. The rail tracks are not visible in the photo. The tracks are located on the other side of the elevators.

Harmony Grain Elevator and Railroad Depot

Like many towns across Minnesota, Harmony owes its existence to a railroad. The first train arrived in 1879, connecting the farming village to larger cities. The rail line became a major contributor to Harmony’s early population growth and economic vitality.

Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House)

Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House)

The Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House) in Harmony, Minnesota, ca. 1907. Used with the permission of Debra J. Richardson (Fillmore County Historical Society).

Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House)

Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House)

The Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House) in Harmony, Minnesota. Photograph by Wikimedia user Jonathunder, December 7, 2014. CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House)

The Ravine House (Daniel Dayton House), three-and-a-half miles northwest of Harmony, was an overnight stop on the Dubuque–St. Paul Trail, a frontier mail and stagecoach route through Iowa and Minnesota.

Lindbergh "Jenny" exhibit, Northwestern National Bank

Lindbergh "Jenny" exhibit, Northwestern National Bank

Charles A. Lindbergh "Jenny" exhibit, Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, 1982. The iconic plane survived the Thanksgiving fire that destroyed the building in November of that year.

Map of state roads, 1919

Map of state roads, 1919

Official highway map of Minnesota showing the status of improvement of state roads, 1919. Created by the Minnesota Highway Department.

Babcock Road sign

Babcock Road sign

Road sign originally located on Trunk Highway 60 near Faribault, Minnesota, in the mid-twentieth century. The road was named in honor of Charles Merritt Babcock (1871-1936), commissioner of Highways. The sign was used ca. 1920–1960.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Transportation