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The Washington County Historical Society operated from a room at the Stillwater Public Library, collecting county-wide documents, photos, and family histories. [ 1 ] In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state, one of the state's oldest buildings and its second oldest continuously operating house museum.
The Washington County Historical Society was organized during a meeting in this building, the original site of the Washington County Free Library, at 21 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown.
A cannon fragment dating from the Revolutionary War was recently discovered hiding in plain sight not far from where it was originally forged nearly 250 years ago.
The Lewis County Historical Society and Museum, known also as the Burlington Northern Depot, is located in the west portion of the district and has been listed on the NRHP since 1974. [33] The second site is the St. Helens Hotel , marking the southern edge of the historic area on Market Street, was originally a wood structure that opened in 1894.
Rhoda, widowed in 1919, began working as a domestic servant in the home of Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr. at 135 W. Washington St. — now the Washington County Historical Society’s headquarters.
The Washington County Historical Society has operated the house since 1941, making it the second-oldest house museum in Minnesota. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Minnesota Territorial/State Prison Warden's House for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and social history. [ 3 ]
In 1956, the Washington County Historical Society was incorporated. [5] In 1962, the society looked at using Shute Park as a possible home for their museum, temporarily moved their collections to the park's pavilion. [4] Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. [5]
The next 10 days will offer St. George residents a last chance to tour the historic Pioneer Courthouse, the city's oldest standing public building.