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      • Memorial Day Spotlights
        • Aaron Sprague Ames
        • Albert E. Hohenstein
        • William Henry Hopkins
        • Armin Christ Lieder
        • Fredrich Mutterer
        • Walter Mutterer
        • Benjamin Smith Parmeter
        • Harvey (Spud) Schulze
        • Lillian Walker
        • Others
      • Stork Family Papers
    • Pop Culture
      • Past Stories – Tidbits
    • Railroad
    • River
      • Bridges
      • Floods
    • Schaar Photo Collection
      • 1880 Photos
      • 1890 Photos
      • 1900 Photos
      • 1910 Photos
      • 1920 Photos
      • 1930 Photos
      • 1940 Photos
      • Unknown
    • Schools
    • Sports
  • Ames-Florida-Stork House
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      • Public Tours
      • Book a Tour
      • Rockford Walking Tour
    • History of the House
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        • Ames Family
        • Florida Family
          • Diaries
        • Stork Family
      • About the Collections
    • The Beginnings
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Volunteer
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Soo Line “Dinky”

January 15, 2021 //  by Kevin Koehler

In 1940, the train depicted crossing the bridge ran between St. Paul-Minneapolis and Enderlin ND, train numbers 105 & 106, provided passenger, express and mail service.   The locomotive has the …

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Ice Harvest on the Crow River

December 5, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

In the late 1800’s ice harvesting was still the main source of keeping food cold in our area. Refrigeration was just becoming popular in the East coast, but it would …

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Rockford gentlemen on east bank of the Crow River

November 19, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

Unknown gentlemen on the east bank of the Crow River. In the background, while faint, there is a tremendous amount of detail. On the right you can see the iron …

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1965 Flood Bridge Street

August 11, 2020 //  by Kevin Koehler

The river had not yet crested when this picture was taken in April of 1965. A quote from Betsy Vergin expresses the thankfulness of the community -“The salvation army gave …

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