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Photo: Jackson viewed from Thomas Hill in 1888. From left to right: the 1874 Frame School, the Norwegian Lutheran Church at Brown and Sherman (southwest corner), the first courthouse, the Presbyterian Church (first building), and the Methodist Church. This sweeping view of Jackson, taken in 1888  from Thomas Hill , captures the town in a moment of early growth and developing identity. The landscape shows a community beginning to organize itself around schools, churches, and civic buildings,...

Photo: "Jackson in 1882 — The first plan of the C.M. & St. P. Ry. before the railroad was built through Jackson, Minn.” From the Marion Wallace Collection, Fort Belmont. This 1882 plan of Jackson, Minnesota, shows an early vision for a north–south railroad line running through the heart of town — along what we know today as Fourth Street. For years, local leaders and residents worked tirelessly to bring a new line through Jackson. The idea of a north–south connection promised growth,...

Photo: Jackson Post Office around 1900. Pictured are Stella (Crane) Ashley and Postmaster Herman L. Strom. At the turn of the 20th...