Post by: RHPConsult on January 30, 2007, 01:51:03 AM
Check your county. folks
Post by: sandbox on January 30, 2007, 03:13:27 AM
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/fl/pinel...cards/gpcas.jpg
Pinellas
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/fl/pinel...s-pinellas.html
Post by: dolphin on January 30, 2007, 03:21:42 AM
Newark, OH
Post by: jepinto on January 30, 2007, 07:01:47 AM
And the Suwannee hasn't changed.
Post by: RNKIII on January 30, 2007, 08:48:51 AM
Be aware - Long post ahead. THANK YOU, RHP, for posting this... you never know where 'family ties' are going to show up..
My GG uncle, Gustav Schostag, originally built this mill as a lumber mill in rural Blue Earth County, MN. in the mid-1800's. He dismantled it and moved it to the pictured site when he discovered the original site was not suited to a windmill. (not enough breeze). The dismantling/move/re-construction took about 5 years using teams of horses pulling loaded wagons. Some of the drivers were as young as 9 and the 25 mile 'drive' took a full day with a 4-horse team... and then back empty the next day.
At the 'new' site, on the north-west shore of Minnesota Lake, he established it as a flour mill and was quite successful with it for a few years, until the 'roller mills' became more prevelent and could do a better job of grinding the wheat and barley.
Story has it that he walked out of the mill one day and was struck in the head by one of the arms. He became delusional and refused to let anyone enter the mill as he felt it had been taken over by the devil, in the form of a black rabbit he saw run under the building.
The building stood for many years at that site until it was burned in a grass fire that swept the, then, dry lake bed in 1939. The foundation stones in their circular pattern can still be seen at the site, maintained by the city of Minnesota Lake as a picnic area and point for viewing the breeding site of one of the largest flock of pellicans in the upper mid-west.
I have a number of pictures, painted and photos, of the mill and the surrounding buildings but had not seen this one. If you look closely you can see some 'visitors' to the site. Wonder if they are relatives?
END of long rambling post...
Thanks again, Dick.
Bob K. rnkiii
Post by: jcarter on January 30, 2007, 09:29:52 AM
Some wonderful cards of our areas.
Actually I have a pretty good collection that was handed down by our grandparents.
And most of them have been published in books about our areas. Our libraries have some amazing collections of old pictures of the Cape Cod Canal and bridges too.
This is fun,
thanks,
Jane
Post by: RHPConsult on January 30, 2007, 09:43:02 AM
Greg: Check out McLean County.
Dolphin: Was surprised to find that Coshocton County was AWOL. Lots of items for Holmes, naturally.
Bob: Wonderful tale, proving once again that Everything is Related to Everything Else!
And now, there's a corollary: Everything's on the Internet".
Post by: Parker on January 30, 2007, 10:57:51 AM
Post by: Gregg on January 30, 2007, 12:13:22 PM
Post by: snuffysbluff on January 30, 2007, 03:54:35 PM
Born and raised in Missouri Valley, IA (Harrison county).
Owned the Hotel/bar during an entrepreneurial period. One photo just missed it...showed the DX station (changed to Citgo) across the street west. Built in the 20's. Burned in the 80's a year after we sold it.
The library is still there and hasn't changed much. My favorite building in town..
Memories>>sigh<<
