Preston (Paperback)

Al Mathison

ISBN 10: 0738532363 / ISBN 13: 9780738532363

Published by Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2004

About this Item

Paperback. Nestled in a lush valley along the banks of the Root River, Preston, Minnesota, is ideally located at the geographic center of Fillmore County. The earliest settlers found the area rich with everything they needed to build a community: timber, building stone, water power, and fertile soils. By 1860, Preston was a bustling business and government center in the heart of the most populous county in Minnesota. With rare and vintage photographs culled from the collection of the Fillmore County History Center, as well as from the albums and scrapbooks of many local residents, this book brings together nearly 200 images of Preston and its environs. Nestled in a lush valley along the banks of the Root River, Preston, Minnesota, is ideally located at the geographic center of Fillmore County. The earliest settlers found the area rich with everything they needed to build a community: timber, building stone, water power, and fertile soils. By 1860, Preston was a bustling business and government center in the heart of the most populous county in Minnesota. With rare and vintage photographs culled from the collection of the Fillmore County History Center, as well as from the albums and scrapbooks of many local residents, this book brings together nearly 200 images of Preston and its environs. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780738532363

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preston (Paperback)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738532363
• ISBN 13: 9780738532363
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Nestled in a lush valley along the banks of the Root River, Preston, Minnesota, is ideally located at the geographic center of Fillmore County. The earliest settlers found the area rich with everything they needed to build a community: timber, building stone, water power, and fertile soils. By 1860, Preston was a bustling business and government center in the heart of the most populous county in Minnesota. With rare and vintage photographs culled from the collection of the Fillmore County History Center, as well as from the albums and scrapbooks of many local residents, this book brings together nearly 200 images of Preston and its environs.

About the Author

Author Al Mathison is a Preston-area farmer and writer with a keen interest in local history. Many of the stories he tells through the captions that accompany the photographs are widely known, while others make for fascinating additions to Preston's hidden and long-forgotten history.