Mower County Historical Society - Austin, Minnesota
Mower County Historical Society - Austin, Minnesota
Historical Societygrounds is the home to over 20 facilities housing the history of Mower County and Austin. Artifacts and other historical items are displayed in the Hormel Museum, which is an original building constructed in the 1890’s by Geo. A. Hormel & Co. Additional attractions include the Native American Museum with hundreds of tools, clothing and additional items. Fireman’s Museum with Vintage firefighting equipment, Pioneer Museum, and Arts Museum. The Rahilly Museum, which features various horse-drawn carriages, Headquarters building, Rural School Museum and Communications Museum. The Milwaukee Junction Museum and depot depict early railroading with a steam locomotive, caboose and various other railroad cars. Also on display are the Kehret Wayside Chapel, M-4 Sherman tank and a replica of the Six-Mile Grove Lutheran Church. An administration building houses an extensive research library and the William Tyler Circus which is a miniature hand made three ring circus.
You can walk through the history of the area, learn about how life was in the pioneer days and see things that were used then that are no longer part of todays life.
Hours: Tuesday- Friday from 10:00am-4pm, year round
Location: Mower County Fairgrounds, 1303 6th Ave. SW, Austin, Minnesota
Phone: 507-437-6082
Admission: $5 with Children under 12 Free
I was wondering if you had any information on “A Pictorial History of Austin, Minnesota Vol. 1 & 2″? I am sorry I don’t have an author to give you. I grew up in Austin and worked for Hormel for 30 years. I have many fond memories of the city. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Michael L. Morem
Thank you for contacting http://www.minnesotabeautiful.com with your question. For the information you are seeking you will want to call 507-437-6082 directly, that is the number for the museum. Hopefully they will be able to tell you where you can get the book.
The Editor