Quick--where was Joe Blow's Bar eventually located?
Friday, September 10, 2010
Royalton, Minnesota in 1922
WHY does Royalton figure so large in the history of our families in Buckman? Well, Royalton was relatively close, and had a railroad station on the north-south Great Northern line, not to mention that there are few hills between the two towns, so hauling stuff there would be easier on the team. Also, the Royalton rural mail delivery incredibly included the Janson farm a mile west of Buckman. Then too, Royalton was the second largest city in Morrison County and aggressively recruited settlers. It was built on the Platte river and there were a couple of mills using the water power (a flour mill and a saw mill). So it's not so odd that this photo was published in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune of October 1st, 1922. If you were on the train going northwest from Minneapolis, it's a town you might be curious about...
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I like the aerial view, do you have any other photos of Royalton (especially the same general area) pre 1940s before the highway was widened. I know of a few homes were moved and am interested in knowing where they originally was built.
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