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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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High School History Reports

Photo of Martin Shantz by Blacksmith Shop

9th grade history students researched topics of their choice pertaining to Mount Vernon’s varied history. These essays, photo journals, and videos are the result of their hard work.


Whitley House – 303 Third Avenue NW

Photo of 303 Third Avenue NW

The house that was moved by a team of horses. Marj & Wes Whitley’s house … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports Tags Whitley

History of the Cedar Springs Hotel

Photo of the Cedar Springs Hotel when it was new

By Heather Heaton and Allison Pospisil What once sparkled and rocked with laughter and music, … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Biderman, Cedar Springs Hotel, Mount Vernon, The Cedar Springs Hotel

The Strother Century House – By Joe Clark

Black and white photo of a farmhouse built in the traditional American style in the 19th century

This is a house that has gone through four generations Strothers owning it. From Amos … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports Tags Strother

The Shantz House

Photo of the Shantz House

by Chris Stoner, October 2003 For my Mount Vernon History Project, I chose the brick … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Mount Vernon, The Shantz House

Memories of The Strand – by Cathy George

photo of Main Street @1950

I decided to do my project on what residents who have lived in Mt. Vernon … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports Tags Strand Theater

Life in Mount Vernon…Back In Time by Cornelia Vinzens

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I thought about many things I could write my project about; Lincoln Highway, uptown, architecture … Read more …

Categories High School History Reports

My House

collage of photos of an historic house being moved

By Larry Covington William Abbe, the first white settler of Linn County, lived on the … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

The Verba Quarry- By Nate Newmeister

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The picture on the opposite page is a copy of an original picture of the … Read more …

Categories High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Julian Verba, Limestone Quarry, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Stone Quarry

Where do we go from here: A historical look at transportation in Mt. Vernon

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by Jon Stoner October 23, 2000 3rd period U.S. History Introduction I decided to do … Read more …

Categories High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Interurban, Lincoln Highway, Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Motel – by Tohfa Manji

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Owning your own business takes both perseverance and a little perspiration. In the long run, … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports Tags Mount Vernon Motel

Coach Bill Thompson by Max Shady

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Categories High School History Reports

American Gothic Barn

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2 years ago

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The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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