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Willmar, Minnesota Gallery

Page 1 - 1900 to 1949   |   Page 2 - 1950 to 2000   |    Page 3 - 2001 to Present


Welcome sign, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Welcome sign, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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City limits and population sign, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
City limits and population sign, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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First Presbyterian Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
First Presbyterian Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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First Presbyterian Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
First Presbyterian Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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City Hall and Auditorium, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
City Auditorium, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Closeup of City Hall and Auditorium entrance, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Closeup of City Auditorium entrance, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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City Offices, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
City Offices, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Kandiyohi County Courthouse, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Kandiyohi County Courthouse, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Kandiyohi County Courthouse buildings, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Kandiyohi County Courthouse buildings, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Willmar (Images of America) Willmar (Images of America)
It was the 1850s when the first settlers arrived in the area that would become Willmar, Minnesota. Encouraged by the land itself, they came for the fertile soil and the beauty and serenity provided by the landscape. Calamity would strike in 1862 due to the Dakota War, causing residents to flee for safer pastures. In 1869, the Great Northern Railroad would again call settlers to Kandiyohi County. Most of Scandinavian descent, this hardy lot would not be driven from the land again. In 1870, acting as agent for the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, Leon Chadwick Willmar purchased the title to Section 1 of Willmar Township. The following year, Willmar was officially named a city and became the county seat of Kandiyohi County. As the years passed from then to now, Willmar residents would face success and challenge, feast and famine, and partnership and controversy. No matter the circumstance, they would band together to face whatever arrived and join together in both celebration and sorrow.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Former St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Post Office, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Post Office, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Cornerstone Baptist Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Cornerstone Baptist Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Willmar Public Schools, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Willmar Public Schools, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Statue of fictional Indian Chief Kandiyohi, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Statue of fictional Indian Chief Kandiyohi, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Indian history historical marker, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Indian history historical marker, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Historical marker for fictional Indian chief Kandiyohi, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Historical marker for fictional Indian chief Kandiyohi, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Unitarian Universalist Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Unitarian Universalist Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Public Library, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Public Library, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Municipal Utility Building, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Municipal Utility Building, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Municipal Utility Buildings, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Municipal Utility Buildings, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway building, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway building, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Street scene, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Street scene, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Water tower, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Water tower, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Ridgewater College, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Ridgewater College, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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First Baptist Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
First Baptist Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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Calvary Lutheran Church, Willmar Minnesota, 2014
Calvary Lutheran Church, Willmar, Minnesota, 2014
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