waconia history: Waconia Has Many Homes on the National Register of Historic Places
- 12/22/09 02:06 PM
Waconia has many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The register is the US Government's official list of sites and buildings deemed worthy of preservation. The Charles Maiser House located on 16 W. Main Street was built in the mid 1800's and added to the register in 1980. It is privately owned and used as a single dwelling. The Mock Cigar Factory, also located on Main Street and built in the 1800's is privately owned but functions as Jim Gilbert's Wild Bird Store. Waconia City Hall and West Main Street Houses have all been added to the registry as … (0 comments)
waconia history: The History and Development of Waconia, Minnesota
- 02/06/09 02:52 PM
The first settlers of the Waconia area came from New Orleans. The actual settlement of the area where Waconia is now located began when the Indian title to the land was extinguished and a government survey made. In 1857, a group of Germans, Swedes, Swiss and Bohemians settled in the area. While white settlers continued to move into Waconia, in 1862, a Dakota Indian tribe settled on a reservation along the Minnesota River. The settlers had to pay the Indians for the land they now lived on. When the Civil War began many of the men that normally farmed the land were … (2 comments)
Waconia has many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The register is the US Government's official list of sites and buildings deemed worthy of preservation. The Charles Maiser House located on 16 W. Main Street was built in the mid 1800's and added to the register in 1980. It is privately owned and used as a single dwelling. The Mock Cigar Factory, also located on Main Street and built in the 1800's is privately owned but functions as Jim Gilbert's Wild Bird Store. Waconia City Hall and West Main Street Houses have all been added to the registry as … (0 comments)
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