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The Orphan’s Barn – Lake Park Minnesota
If you like spectacular old barns and silos, you’ll appreciate this one from Lake Park, Minnesota! Hollow clay block manufactured at the A. C. Ochs brickyard in Springfield, Minnesota, was used to build many fantastic barns and silos from 1910-1940. Numerous farms across central and southern Minnesota used these blocks to build their barns and silos. Some farms even had both a barn and a silo made of these blocks. However, very few farms had a barn and two silos made of the ACO blocks. In all my travels across Minnesota, I have only seen a total of three barns with double ACO block silos. As neat as the barn is, the story behind the Lake Park Lutheran Children’s Home (LPLCH) is just as in...
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William Galloway Barns & Silos - Waterloo Iowa
Просмотров 11 тыс.21 день назад
Several years ago, I came across a picture of “Twin Silos,” constructed of an orange-brown clay block, from the Mason City, Iowa, brickyards. These silos were built near Waterloo, Iowa, in the “Everlasting Silo” brand from Mason City. At the time, I didn’t think too much of it. However, I recently came across a photo of the entire farmstead, where two houses, two barns, one round barn, and the ...
Steen H. Nelson Barn - Steele County North Dakota
Просмотров 12 тыс.Месяц назад
Every now and then, as you drive across the Northern Plains, you happen across a gem of historical significance. Such was the case when I found the Steen H. Nelson barn, in Steele County North Dakota. Sizable barns in North Dakota are fairly rare, especially ones that are over 100 years old. The Nelson barn is also unique, as it features two barns attached in a “T” shape. At some point, to help...
Preventing a Soviet Union Sneak Attack - The Ground Observer Corps
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When the nuclear age arrived in 1940s, the United States was largely unprepared for a surprise nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. Radars had been invented, which could detect aircraft, but they had yet to be deployed on a widespread defensive scale. Therefore, the United States military turned to civilian volunteers to report aircraft activity. This program was called the Ground Observers Co...
Concrete Block Farm Buildings - Graceville Minnesota
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Both the use of silos and concrete products exploded during the early 1900s. By 1914, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa already had large numbers of silos, while the State of Minnesota barely had any. However, agricultural colleges and farming publications pushed the benefits of having a silo on every farm. Cattle and dairy farms needed silos to preserve silage for the cold winter months and period...
Jackson Street Roundhouse & Shops - St. Paul Minnesota
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 месяца назад
The most notable remaining structure in the Twin Cities built by the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is the Stone Arch Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. At the same time this bridge was under construction, the Manitoba Railway was also building a stone shop complex on Jackson Street in St. Paul. This complex of shops was constructed of St. Paul blue limestone, m...
The Como Shops - Northern Pacific Railway at St. Paul Minnesota
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
If you enjoy railroad history, book a room in a hotel that occupies what used to be part of a major railroad repair complex. The “Como Shops” were part of the Northern Pacific Railway. Although there are only four of the original buildings left today, they are being re-used by Bandana Square, a complex of businesses in St. Paul. The four buildings are very large and were built of a cream-colore...
Replacing the Bismarck-Mandan Railroad Bridge - Completed in 1882
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It was big news in 2023 when the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway received final approval to replace its bridge over the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan North Dakota. This unique bridge was completed in 1882, and has four large piers with three spans. Although it’s a beautiful bridge, it is unable to accommodate all modern rail cars. BNSF intends to complete the new bridge by 202...
The Barron Barn - Built by James J. Hill’s Carpenter
Просмотров 14 тыс.4 месяца назад
In 1912, James J. Hill built a barn at his bonanza farm in Humboldt, Minnesota. He hired Sigurd Anderson as his head carpenter. George and Elizabeth Barron must have been impressed with his carpentry skills, as they hired Sigurd to build them a barn the very next year, in 1913. The Barron’s lived near the town of McArthur, in Pembina County, North Dakota. They wanted a barn to house their horse...
The Northern Pacific Railway - Abandoned Pembina Extension
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 месяца назад
Most of the early media attention on the Northern Pacific Railway focused on its east to west transcontinental route, which stretched from Duluth, Minnesota to the U.S. West Coast. However, the Northern Pacific also had an extension which ran from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This extension cut through one of the oldest settlements in the Northern Plains, Pembina, North D...
Combination Corn Crib and Granary - Kalo Brick & Tile Company, Iowa
Просмотров 2 тыс.5 месяцев назад
In the early 1900s, many farm structures were built of clay bricks, tiles, or blocks. Iowa had numerous brickyards, and there was one company in the Fort Dodge area that advertised plans for a combination corn crib and granary. This was the Kalo Brick and Tile Company, which was actually located south of Fort Dodge. Featuring their tile, the corn crib and granary design was uniquely beautiful. ...
The Fergus Falls Insane Asylum - A Beautiful Place with a Dark History
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
As you drive along Interstate 94 through Fergus Falls, if you look closely, you will notice three tall spires along the skyline. Do you wonder what is there? These three spires represent the corners of the old Fergus Falls Insane Asylum, which housed thousands of patients from 1890 through 2007. This massive brick complex was a community within a community. To care for and treat thousands of pa...
Ghost Town - White Rock South Dakota
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Have you ever driven through a ghost town and wondered what led to its demise and what it may have looked like in its prime? Many towns across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota were formed in the mid to late 1800s with the arrival of a railroad. That is what happened at White Rock, South Dakota, in 1883-1884, when the Fargo and Southern Railroad built its line from Fargo, North Dakota, ...
Dad’s Memories of Growing Up in the Small Town of St. Vincent Minnesota
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
At one time, land speculators thought St. Vincent, Minnesota, would become the new St. Paul, Minnesota, due to its location along a major transportation corridor in the Red River of the North and its proximity to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. However, this explosive growth never occurred. After maintaining a fairly steady population for many years, it is barely hanging on today. During our dad’s ...
The Schumacher Barn - Losing an Icon?
Просмотров 104 тыс.8 месяцев назад
My first video about the Schumacher Barn was released in 2020. To date, it has received nearly 500,000 views. This unique barn, which was built in the early 1930s, is located near Fairfax, Minnesota. The Louden Machinery Company, from Fairfield, Iowa, designed the barn for Albert and Adolph Schumacher. The barn was built of fired clay block from the Ochs Brick & Tile Company, of Springfield, Mi...
Zanger Barn Teardown - Another Lost Minnesota Barn
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Zanger Barn Teardown - Another Lost Minnesota Barn
Minnesota’s Last Brickyard - Ochs Brick & Tile Company of Springfield, Minnesota
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Minnesota’s Last Brickyard - Ochs Brick & Tile Company of Springfield, Minnesota
The Fleck Corn Crib ACO Silo - One of a Kind!
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The Fleck Corn Crib ACO Silo - One of a Kind!
The Abandoned Phillips Farmhouse - A Historic Stone and Brick Combination Home
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.9 месяцев назад
The Abandoned Phillips Farmhouse - A Historic Stone and Brick Combination Home
The Stagecoach House - Ney Nature Center
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The Stagecoach House - Ney Nature Center
The Milwaukee Road - Roundhouse Grounds at Montevideo Minnesota
Просмотров 15 тыс.10 месяцев назад
The Milwaukee Road - Roundhouse Grounds at Montevideo Minnesota
The Skone Barn - A Carver County Minnesota Masterpiece
Просмотров 8 тыс.10 месяцев назад
The Skone Barn - A Carver County Minnesota Masterpiece
Beardsley Minnesota - Where Links to the Past Still Remain
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Beardsley Minnesota - Where Links to the Past Still Remain
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Remnants - Carver to Merriam Junction Minnesota
Просмотров 12 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Remnants - Carver to Merriam Junction Minnesota
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 3
Просмотров 8 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 3
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 2
Просмотров 66 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 2
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 1
Просмотров 87 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Crashing Locomotives for Show - Part 1
Central High School, Duluth Minnesota - Abandoned
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Central High School, Duluth Minnesota - Abandoned
Revisiting the 1875 Northern Pacific Bridge Collapse at Brainerd, Minnesota
Просмотров 48 тыс.Год назад
Revisiting the 1875 Northern Pacific Bridge Collapse at Brainerd, Minnesota
Northern Pacific Railroad Shops at Brainerd in 2023
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Northern Pacific Railroad Shops at Brainerd in 2023

Комментарии

  • @emerycreek8016
    @emerycreek8016 10 часов назад

    I wonder what improvements have been made, possibly raising the railbeds? It doesn't seem like the trains are ever stopped on that same stretch now.

  • @emerycreek8016
    @emerycreek8016 16 часов назад

    Wonderful story and job!

  • @emerycreek8016
    @emerycreek8016 20 часов назад

    It's hard to witness. The former pride and joy. Once maintenance stops they can go fast. Especially when the roof starts to go. Fixing a roof costs a lot, if the building isn't being used it won't happen. And those volunteer trees... Always a battle to keep them at bay!

  • @AllanHunter-c2l
    @AllanHunter-c2l 23 часа назад

    a very nice video, with quite a lot of History. Not many of those style of barns are left. Outside of Elk River, Mn. on Nowthen blvd.

  • @1972razrback
    @1972razrback День назад

    My dad and his brothers were adopted out of this place sometime around 1946

  • @markwielinski6873
    @markwielinski6873 3 дня назад

    Where do you find clear arial pictures from long ago .. 30s 40s 50s?

    • @MNBricks
      @MNBricks День назад

      apps.lib.umn.edu/mhapo/

  • @Graplernapler
    @Graplernapler 4 дня назад

    These places were lost as the newer generations lost their sense of peoplehood, tradition and custom. It’s no wonder these historic places weren’t preserved. That first generation immigrants from Northern Europe laid the foundation - and we took it for granted, neglected it, and now it’s crumbling.

  • @clydeschwartz
    @clydeschwartz 5 дней назад

    Very interesting video I have seen that barn and often wondered it's story

  • @jenniferbrinkman3557
    @jenniferbrinkman3557 5 дней назад

    My grandmother spent part of her childhood there. Thank you for the video.

  • @misterhipster9509
    @misterhipster9509 5 дней назад

    The barn breaks my heart, as the owner of a similar structure that I restored w/white metal roof and siding. Silo still stands w/a new german style roof. Wish all those wonderful buildings could be saved.

  • @wyatt12358
    @wyatt12358 5 дней назад

    hopefully they will fix it up

  • @danielstover3029
    @danielstover3029 6 дней назад

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing... 😁👍

  • @tim7409
    @tim7409 6 дней назад

    Beautiful structures. Where did all the orphans come from ?

    • @bobf1174
      @bobf1174 5 дней назад

      A lot of mothers died giving birth but delivered a live child

  • @ryanbachman9227
    @ryanbachman9227 6 дней назад

    To bad it would cost so much to preserve that barn. It would be really expensive now days. To bad they aren’t still milking cows in that barn. Great history there

  • @gt69440
    @gt69440 6 дней назад

    Awesome video, thank you for posting. I live in the area and always wanted more of the history on this. And was always curious if the homes to the east were part of the orphan home or not

  • @dennisdrechsel3322
    @dennisdrechsel3322 6 дней назад

    I have personally been in and around the Buildings. Ive seen with my own eyes the places and things people imagine in the tunnels and off limits areas. Along with stories from relatives who worked there over many decades. Its a fascinating place that had a purpose but many were abused.

  • @danmaggert7119
    @danmaggert7119 6 дней назад

    A beautiful history lesson back when people actually cared for other people they used there money and time to help the children. God's example of servitude

  • @chadkeller2144
    @chadkeller2144 6 дней назад

    It makes me sad that these beautiful pieces of history are allowed to crumble and disappear from our world. Thank you for sharing!

  • @flinty2
    @flinty2 6 дней назад

    I drove by this (highway 10) every week when attending NDSU and being from New York Mills, MN. Interesting history.

  • @robertnaughton5577
    @robertnaughton5577 6 дней назад

    Well researched and narrated video..thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic670 6 дней назад

    Thanks for the great video.

  • @randyrobinson8751
    @randyrobinson8751 6 дней назад

    I live in Hawley MN. Didn't that barn also have two ACO silos at one point?

    • @gt69440
      @gt69440 6 дней назад

      Yes, didn't you watch the video?

  • @sherisexton873
    @sherisexton873 6 дней назад

    Very well done, a lot of history on that site

  • @jj-eo7bj
    @jj-eo7bj 11 дней назад

    Any info on the Staples Mn round house , near te Brainard shop,,,,Grandfather retired out of Staples early 1970s, his dad Retired there also after 50 yrs of service

    • @MNBricks
      @MNBricks 9 дней назад

      Staples is on my list of videos I would like to do. Hopefully I will get to it at some point.

  • @emerycreek8016
    @emerycreek8016 11 дней назад

    We have Kasota stone called out on the blueprints and used in our 1920 building at the Sioux Falls VA. It's an admin building now but was originally a catholic college.

  • @jj-eo7bj
    @jj-eo7bj 11 дней назад

    Foolishness

  • @scottyirish3231
    @scottyirish3231 11 дней назад

    John Kings office was there too. He was my friend ❤

  • @randyrobinson8751
    @randyrobinson8751 15 дней назад

    Be nice if you could do a write up for our book at Western Minnesota steam threshers reunion. Our book is called memories of bygone years

    • @MNBricks
      @MNBricks 12 дней назад

      I can't re-publish a book, but I wouldn't mind doing a video on steam threshers.

  • @randyrobinson8751
    @randyrobinson8751 15 дней назад

    There's one in dilworth mn right on north side of hi 10.

  • @cadewandling1445
    @cadewandling1445 19 дней назад

    Very good video

  • @7viewerlogic670
    @7viewerlogic670 19 дней назад

    Great video!

  • @robwar2288
    @robwar2288 19 дней назад

    Holy Shit!!!!! What an Empire!! With NO cell Phone 😂😂😂 nice story!!!!!

  • @jasonleske430
    @jasonleske430 20 дней назад

    Suggested location - brick silo and brick barn well cared for 1mile east of Renville county roads 5&4 intersection

  • @igorivanov4655
    @igorivanov4655 20 дней назад

    Great history of American railroads. I'm trying to imagine what it would be like if it hadn't been sold off and destroyed. And that's the real tragedy.

  • @NitroBoarder17
    @NitroBoarder17 21 день назад

    love the videos you make!!!

  • @Christian-1-
    @Christian-1- 21 день назад

    Good evening, This is really very interesting. But tell me, where can you find the “minnesota's farmers institute annual” and the other interesting publications and magazines about farming? In the Loc.gov? Best regards, Christian

  • @emerycreek8016
    @emerycreek8016 21 день назад

    What an interesting story you weave! Thanks for all the research you did. What an interesting character in the history of my state, good old Iowa! I always notice old silo's and wonder about them but what a story these "twins" had behind them!

  • @toddthompson4765
    @toddthompson4765 21 день назад

    There is a city park named galloway just southwest if the cattle congress grounds

  • @KeithFinkFamilyFarm
    @KeithFinkFamilyFarm 22 дня назад

    Very interesting, thanks! I see the Galloway name a lot in my collection of old farming magazines. Very nice to learn his business history. Neat to see that the barn was outfitted with equipment from the James Manufacturing Company. That equipment was made where I live (and still milk cows...) here in Fort Atkinson, WI.

  • @markbray838
    @markbray838 23 дня назад

    Love your videos, keep em coming!

  • @randyrobinson8751
    @randyrobinson8751 23 дня назад

    Galloway gas engines were made by Waterloo gasoline engine co. Which later on became John Deere tractor works

    • @travismiranowski5
      @travismiranowski5 23 дня назад

      This is absolutely not true. Galloway's first engines were built in a plant in Wisconsin then shortly after were built in his new factory in Waterloo.

    • @Elis_farm_toys
      @Elis_farm_toys 22 дня назад

      It is believed Some Galloway engine blocks and other parts where cast at the Waterloo boy gas engine plant under contract but where not made by Waterloo boy company. But this is not an indisputable fact. The Waterloo boy gas engine company casted for many company’s and their foundry ran 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Waterloo boy made many gas engine for some company’s called the contract engines. Some brands include T Eaton, Sheldon, majestic. But me thinks there was over 60 at one time? But Galloway did not use the Waterloo boy engines under contract to be their own. They made their own engine.

  • @ltmonson
    @ltmonson 23 дня назад

    Great vid, as always, TONS of detail.

  • @prakhar6852
    @prakhar6852 24 дня назад

    RUclips recommended me this while looking for chaska build 😂

  • @lynnwood7205
    @lynnwood7205 26 дней назад

    $44,000 in 1881 was worth 2,128 troy ounces of gold at $20.67 an ounce. that 2,128 troy ounces today Nov 17, 2024 is worth $5,463,815 at $2467 a troy ounce.

  • @randyrobinson8751
    @randyrobinson8751 Месяц назад

    There's an ACO silo right in dilworth mn

  • @VinceThompsons
    @VinceThompsons Месяц назад

  • @DickPerkins-yi6hi
    @DickPerkins-yi6hi Месяц назад

    Magnificent structure,sure would’ve liked to see the stable

  • @JulianKeller-om6wz
    @JulianKeller-om6wz Месяц назад

    Man, that had to be a lot of work to put all the tin on that thing with hammers and nails! I wonder how many fingers got hammered! It would take a lot of hay to fill that sucker up upstairs! Be nice to know what it was all used for. I can't believe you didn't at least stick your camera in that open door.

  • @ronkorando826
    @ronkorando826 Месяц назад

    Sad they sit empty

  • @SK-tr9ii
    @SK-tr9ii Месяц назад

    It would have been nice to see the inside and how it was laid out.