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Cemetery is - ' '' _ "u "
the oldest Elk f 44` * -
Rivercemetery. j r&=� K:.� Orono Dam • •,,,
It contains the „ ;3,:°, ,:, ;�.;,;-„ ',,._ ..° ;: a�j of
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graves of Civil '1 �w'V:. •4'.;;4'?' '"':'a.ri
:''`="�' 1%341" The original dam was downstream from "�`
War veterans ,, - ;,,. M,T,y,�
:: Elk
�•�`-��� ,,fi +�" "v � �' - ,-- � the present site and was a mere 6 feet
and at least one -� - - - - 4„,,,
War of 1812 high.It was built in 1851 by Arc!Godfrey ,,,,
veteran. and was the source of power for his •
sawmill and gristmill l ve r
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0., i i. Church "�'' x
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The church is built in 1881 designed and >:i I Orono Cemetery
constructed by W.F Chadbourn of Elk River. 1Yµ ii. Mansur House 7
The church reproduces the traditional HHrndiit.iiitriiink oficlot.ly named Elk Hi E
iii. Orono Dam
detailing of the existing church,while Stadium;is an example of community on c
providing-modern amenities spirit. WPA did the stonework in the1930. iv. Handke Stadium C7
The school building next to thestadium, v. union o
now called the Handke Family Center,was Congregation
built in 1930 and named after Robert td
`} Handke,a school superintendent vi. Rivers Edge Park o
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; ;A r} +. is �;`;�• J [ p € p g y viii. Jackson Street
Rivers Edge Comr-noes Park ix Water Tower
Commons Park is the year-round - -
hotspot for weddings,with the
mighty Mississippi as a beautiful [NA
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A 92year-olif +Vater.Tower in . k -
Elk River has been named to ' '""'� - '
the National Register of ‘;° M.... - ',, " "" ,.
Historic Places. ; >xx ,-,.. ' I Sle
The water tower was built in •� ..77.,;:e116_ '
1920 by the Min eapo i ;' �y a C., , .
n 15 ,:i4 ,:,. t+0j, .
Steel and Machinery '
achine Co.as =,"'' `," '6�""`
part of an effort to protect Elk In 1856 Willard L.Babcock,migrated to
River from fire.There was . ti s Jackson Avenue used to be Highway 169.For Santiago in Sherburne County from
very limited fire protection in t years,the intersection of this road and Vermont with his pregnant wife,a small
Elk River and several fires ' Highway 10 was the only one with a
via 3 child and a team of oxen.He was driven
nearly wiped out the city's " v 4
rat jarI stoplight in Elk River and on major travel away from Santiago by warring Indians.
business district. weekends,traffic would back up half way to He became a retail merchant,operating a
The Bally's Point is home to Anoka.Work on Highway 169 to bypass Elk general store in Elk River.The Bank of Elk
an active bald eagle's nest, River began in 1961 as well as Highway 101 River is indeed in a unique position as
and variety of other wildlife between Rogers and Elk River began in 1968 one of the few banks in the state more
including deer;coyotes, which decongested the city. than 119 years old that still remains
turkeys,otters and foxes. independently owned.
It's so close to downtown _ " A «'- = -T.but still feels as though it is -- __. - - It
°' crowded with wildlife. The ' 52 V.
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city of Elk River closed on _-t„ ' - # .,�,.:- �.w_
the purchase Nov.20, - _
buying the 26-acre boot -
shaped peninsula from �" L:
John and Nancy Babcock. q� ,uz.' 1 'k — '' '" z
Thought to be the oldest existing building in .• -,...,,,0 Z„ _II
Elk River,the Mansur House was built At », '`
between 1857 and 1860.The home s tr 4'
belonged to Charles Mansur,a Mexican ' ,tor, , �t ',
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War veteran and partner of Ard Godfrey, _._. y.
who built a sawmill near the site of the Al ^ ;,,{
present-day Orono Dam.The home °-. Orange=Driving ,�:
remained in the Mansur family for more Green=Walking
than 100 years,until 1969. s._ = - R