Title

Cover Page

Creation Date

1876

Description

This is the 16-4/10X 10-8/10cm sepia cover page of the photograph book titled "View of Glenwood Pope Co., MN". It also says on the cover "Photographed August, 1876. This collection of Views is intended to represent the appearance of the Village of Glenwood in the Centennial Year. Photographed and Published by N.J. Trenham, Portrait & Landscape photographer, Alexandria, Minn. These views bound in sets or singly, for sale at Trenham's Gallery, Alexandria, and Rue's Drug Store, Glenwood."
In August of 1876, Newton Trenham (an Alexandria based photographer) came to Glenwood and shot photographs of most of the buildings in town.
At that time, Glenwood was already 10 years old. It was platted in 1866 by Kirk Kinney and Alfred Lathrop.
Westport, Villard, Starbuck and Cyrus came into existence 6 years later in 1882, with the coming of the Northern Pacific Rail Road. Sedan, Lowry and Farwell were organized 10 years later in 1886-87 when the Soo Line Rail Road came through.
So – although there were certainly homes, stores, hotels and mills in other parts of the county, Glenwood was the only organized village in 1876.

Geographic Notes

USA/Minnesota/Glenwood
Glenwood, Minnesota

Geographic Names

Glenwood, Pope, Minnesota, United States, NA [45.65024,-95.38976] [id:5028087]