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Plat map of Mabel Minnesota, 1896
Plat map of Mabel Minnesota, 1896
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Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1906
Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1906
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Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1910's
Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1910s
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Street scene, Mabel Minnesota, 1910's?
Street scene, Mabel Minnesota, 1910s?
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C.M & St.P Railroad Depot, Mabel Minnesota, 1910's?
C.M & St.P Railroad Depot, Mabel Minnesota, 1910s?
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Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota Steam Railroads of
Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota
Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.
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West side of Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1911
West side of Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1911
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Mabel School, Mabel Minnesota, 1914
Mabel School, Mabel Minnesota, 1914
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Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1914
Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1914
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Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1915
Main Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1915
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Minnesota's Lost Towns Southern Edition Minnesota's Lost Towns Southern Edition
Includes Amherst Village, Big Springs, Bratsberg, Carimona, Cherry Grove, Choice, Clear Grit, Elliota, Etna, Fillmore Village and 12 more in Fillmore County!

Pack your bags and come along as we journey to over 125 lost towns in Southern Minnesota. Read how the Civil War, changes in transportation, county seat disputes and other historical happenings changed Minnesota’s landscape. Learn how and why lost towns and communities were created, how they thrived and why they eventually faded into history. Visit the people and places of Southern Minnesota in this fourth edition of the Minnesota’s Lost Towns series. Be sure to check out the other titles in the series: Northern, Central, and Northern II.
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Main Street North, Mabel Minnesota, 1915
Main Street North, Mabel Minnesota, 1915
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1915 Plat Book showing the Mabel Minnesota area
1915 Plat Book showing the Mabel Minnesota area
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High School, Mabel Minnesota, 1919
High School, Mabel Minnesota, 1919
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Residence Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1920's
Residence Street, Mabel Minnesota, 1920s
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C. J. Steno Oil Station, Mabel, Minnesota, 1925
C. J. Steno Oil Station, Mabel, Minnesota, 1925
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Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1935
Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1935
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Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1935
Main Street, Mabel, Minnesota, 1935
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Aerial view, Mabel Minnesota, 1972
Aerial view, Mabel Minnesota, 1972
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