Origin Of Crow River Dam and Mills

Origin Of Crow River Dam and Mills (HM1IBU)

Location: New London, MN 56273 Kandiyohi County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 18.017', W 94° 56.648'

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1858    A natural waterfall was discovered by pioneer Larson while on a hunting and trapping expedition three miles upriver from Nest Lake.

1859    Larson established a camp near the falls but had to abandon it when his tent and most of his gear burned.

1862    Larson and partner, Samuel Stoner, built a cabin and drew up plans for a dam and mill. Charles Sperry, a millwright began construction; but on August 17th the Sioux Indian War broke out and the men had to flee to safety.

1863    Larson and Stoner returned to the washed-out site after the Sioux Uprising had ended.

1864    The dam was rebuilt and a saw mill was completed by the same two pioneers.

1865    Samuel Stoner sold his share in the mill to William Bissett.

1866    1866 The dam washed out again and Mr. Bissett sold his share to C.J. Sperry and William Wright. Louis Larson sold half of his share to Samuel Adams.

1867    The new company rebuilt the dam and added a grist mill operated by three pair of donkeys.

1870    Wright sold his share to Adams.

1882    After Adams died, his wife sold her share to merchants Harold Swenson and Peter Broberg.

1892    Marcus Johnson and W.J. Pinney purchased the mill. First pioneer Louis Larson retired.

1897    The New London Milling Company flourished. Its main product, Supremo Flour, was exported to both domestic and foreign markets.

1939    The New London Mill was sold and demolished to make room for the Federal Fish Hatchery.

2011    The Minnesota DNR constructed the new dam.

Details

HM Number	HM1IBU
Tags	Waterways and Vessels, Man Made Features, Industry and Commerce, Early Settlers
Historical Period	19th Century, 20th Century
Historical Place	Other
Marker Type	Historic Structure
Marker Class	Historical Marker
Marker Style	Mounted
Year Placed	2013
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at 5:01pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	15T E 347575 N 5018147
Decimal Degrees	45.30028333, -94.94413333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 45° 18.017', W 94° 56.648'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	45° 18' 1.0200" N, 94° 56' 38.8800" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	320
Can be seen from road?	Yes
Is marker in the median?	No
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1st Ave SW, New London MN 56273, US
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