Mill - Valley Mill -1920s
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Garnavillo;
Clayton County-Iowa</a>
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories high. The Mill is now on the National Register list. Go to millpictures.com to view more up to date photos.
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection
1920s
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Mill- Valley Mill -2008
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Garnavillo;
Clayton County-Iowa</a>
Valley Mill is located on Upper Buck creek in the SE quarter of SE quarter 16-93-3 of Garnavillo Township in Clayton County, Iowa. The Mill is now on the National Register list. The limestone mill stood 40x60, with 3.5 stories high. Robert Shimp has restored the stone mill building and brick residence. Go to millpictures.com to view more up to date photos.
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection
GEM of the Prairie, Arnold Roggman
History of Clayton County, 1882
2008
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Mill - Motor Mill
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Iowa mills;
James O Crosby</a>
Motor Mill is located on the Turkey River six miles down stream from Elkader. This six story structure stands approximately fifty feet wide, sixty feet long and over ninety feet high with walls that are five feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two feet at the top. The huge limestone blocks were quarried and transported by cable car from the bluffs above the mill. The mill, built by John Thompson, displays the handiwork of four skilled German masons from Communia. Each wall was constructed by a different mason who was trying to outdo the other masons. Three sides were laid with carefully chipped rounded stone while the fourth, the intake side, was laid with perfectly square cut stone. No two sides are alike. All beams were pegged in and not one nail was used in construction. The wheels and burrs were imported from Italy. More up to date pictures of Motor Mill can be found at millpictures.com . More information on Motor Mill can be found at www.motormill.org or www.claytonconservation.org
Garnavillo Historical Society
Pust, Earl Mrs.
Old Elkader Facts and Food
Muller, Jeanette
1867-
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Mill - Motor Mill with three men in photo
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Motor Mill is located on the Turkey River six miles down stream from Elkader. This six story structure stands approximately fifty feet wide, sixty feet long and over ninety feet high with walls that are five feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two feet at the top. The huge limestone blocks were quarried and transported by cable car from the bluffs above the mill. The mill, built by John Thompson, displays the handiwork of four skilled German masons from Communia. Each wall was constructed by a different mason who was trying to outdo the other masons. Three sides were laid with carefully chipped rounded stone while the fourth, the intake side, was laid with perfectly square cut stone. No two sides are alike. All beams were pegged in and not one nail was used in construction. The wheels and burrs were imported from Italy. The original bridge at Motor was a high-sided wooden structure built in 1868. According to John Thompson’s request for bids, the bridge had three 54 foot spans 16 feet wide. The north and south end had a 15 foot approach made of timber and plank. The three spans were Howe Truss and the 5 or 6 foot high wooden sides were simply added to enclose the trusses. More up to date pictures of Motor Mill can be found at millpictures.com . More information on Motor Mill can be found at www.motormill.org or www.claytonconservation.org
This may be the only photo remaining that was taken while the mill was still in operation. Shown is the first bridge at the Motor location with its significant sidewalls and one of the three stone piers. Also shown is a section of the dam with water spilling over it and visiable is a good portion of the mill race or flume with spaced openings allowing water drainage. Three men posed for the photographer, one in the tree, another on the river bank and a third at the end of the bridge.
Garnavillo Historical Society ;
Crosby, James O;
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection;
GEM of the Prairie Book -A. Roggman
1867
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Mill - Motor Mill and a birds eye view
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Iowa mill</a>
This photo was taken from a high elevation across the river. Motor Mill is located on the Turkey River six miles down stream from Elkader. This six story structure stands approximately fifty feet wide, sixty feet long and over ninety feet high with walls that are five feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two feet at the top. The huge limestone blocks were quarried and transported by cable car from the bluffs above the mill. The mill, built by John Thompson, displays the handiwork of four skilled German masons from Communia. Each wall was constructed by a different mason who was trying to outdo the other masons. Three sides were laid with carefully chipped rounded stone while the fourth, the intake side, was laid with perfectly square cut stone. No two sides are alike. All beams were pegged in and not one nail was used in construction. The wheels and burrs were imported from Italy. More up to date pictures of Motor Mill can be found at millpictures.com . More information on Motor Mill can be found at www.motormill.org or www.claytonconservation.org
James O. Crosby
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection
Garnavillo Historical Society Archives
1867
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Echelon Cafe, Garnavillo, Iowa
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Cafe</a>
The Echelon Cafe was located in the 200th block on North Main Street in Garnavillo. It was located in what is now known as the Speede Shop. Cafe owners Harold Schultz (1936-1941), John H. Ebbe (1941-1953), Seifert Family (1953- )
Kuehl, Marilyn
Garnavillo Public Library
1936-1953
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Garnavillo Brewery
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Iowa Brewery</a>
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek. The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of Garnavillo by J.C. Kuenzel. The brewery was sold to H.C. Meyer on November 12, 1863. At that time the brewery consisted of only one part of what now stands, the other part having been built later. Mr. Meyer in February 1867, sold the property to Henry Schumacher. Mr. Schumacher moved with his family into the residence adjoining the brewery and there lived and operated the brewery until his death (August 1881). The first building is 22 x 60, two and a half stories in height. The second part (built in 1869) is 22 x 48 and of the same height. The malt-house is 20 x 24. The fermenting house is 12 x 24. This establishment brewed on an average 600-700 barrels of beer a year and had produced as much as 800 barrels in a single year. (1855-1886) The brewery and land on which it was built cost about $18,000. The Garnavillo Brewery property consisted of 9.54 acres of land. After the manufacture of beer ceased and during the long period when the brewery buildings were no longer in use, the property was neglected and fell into ruin. One wing of this building was destroyed by fire in October, 1967. In the spring of 1984 the brush, ruins and rubble were removed and the one newly- restored brick building remains in a neatly cleared setting. This remaining structure was the original “malt house”.
Garnavillo Historical Society
1855-
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection
Garnavillo Historical Society Archives
GEM of the Prairie, Arnold Roggman
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Garnavillo Brewery -Schumacher Family
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Brewery</a>
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of Garnavillo by J.C. Kuenzel. The brewery was sold to H.C. Meyer on November 12, 1863. At that time the brewery consisted of only one part of what now stands, the other part having been built later. Mr. Meyer in February 1867, sold the property to Henry Schumacher. Mr. Schumacher moved with his family into the residence adjoining the brewery and there lived and operated the brewery until his death (August 1881). The second part of the building in 1869. The first building is 22 x 60, two and a half stories in height. The second part of the building in 1869 The second part is 22 x 48 and of the same height. The malt-house is 20 x 24The fermenting house is 12 x 24. This establishment brewed on an average 600-700 barrels of beer a year and had produced as much as 800 barrels in a single year.(1855-1886) The brewery and land on which it was built cost about $18,000. The Garnavillo Brewery property consisted of 9.54 acres of land.
After the manufacture of beer ceased and during the long period when the brewery buildings were no longer in use, the property was neglected and fell into ruin. One wing of this building was destroyed by fire in October, 1967. In the spring of 1984 the brush, ruins and rubble were removed and the one newly- restored brick building remains in a neatly cleared setting. This remaining structure was the original “malt house”.
The couple seated to the far right is Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schumacher, owner and operators of the Garnavillo Brewery. Others pictured in photo are family members and employees.
Klocker, Margery
Garnavillo Historical Society
1863 -
Garnavillo Historical Society
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Garnavillo -Turner Hall
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Turner Hall</a>
The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up, etc., was about $1,200. A stage was put in at this time. Seen in this photo is the addition to the far right added in 1873. Note the kerosene lamp post and the high rising lightening rods. The location of this building was on the northeast corner of north Main Street and Watson Street.
Garnavillo Historical Society
1873
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Garnavillo - Turner Hall, view 2
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Turner Hall
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The front part of Turner Hall was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,800. This is a frame , 35' x 50'. In September 1873, the society bought the Methodist Church building and added it to their hall. The cost of this including rebuilding, fitting up, etc., was about $1,200. A stage was put in at this time. Seen in this photo is the addition to the far right added in 1873.The location of this building was on the northeast corner of north Main Street and Watson Street.
Garnavillo Historical Society
Garnavillo Public Library - AR Collection
1873
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