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Derecho-Quarry

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The Derecho winds uprooted several trees near the nonextant brickyard exposing old brick fragments.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Derecho, Mount Vernon, Robinson Brickyard

Third Avenue SW

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The 140 mile per hour winds hit on August 10, 2020.

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323 Tenth Avenue SW

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Susan Hargus raking yard after the Derecho storm.

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317 Third Avenue SW

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317 Third Avenue SW. Amanda Rhomberg with family.

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Derecho 2020-Andrze Blacharski

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Neighbors worked together clearing  yards.

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211 Third Street SW

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The 140 mile per hour winds leveled trees, downed tree branches and brought down power … Read more …

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Downtown @ 1895-1898

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Downtown @ 1895-1898

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Unidentified Road Construction

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Unidentified road construction

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702 Second Ave NW

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702 Second Ave NW.  Italianate style @ 1875. T. F. Davis and wife Martha Jane … Read more …

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Painting of Downtown Southside Sun Newspaper by Mark Benesh

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Painting of Downtown Southside Sun Newspaper by Mark Benesh. Image used with permission from artist.

Categories Commercial District - Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Painting of Downtown Southside Baumans by Mark Benesh

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Painting of Downtown Southside Baumans by Mark Benesh. Image used by permission from artist.

Categories Commercial District - Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Painting of Downtown Northside Lincoln Cafe by Mark Benesh

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Painting of Downtown Northside Lincoln Cafe by Mark Benesh. Image is displayed by permission from … Read more …

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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
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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