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To me, the most interesting thing to see at the Kandiyohi Museum was this mountain-type train, Locomotive 2523 on display under an open sided shelter. It is a survivor of the steam engines used by the Great Northern Railway to speed up mainline passenger service and was placed on permanent exhibit October 17th, 1967.
Engine No. 2523 is the last of 28 locomotives built for the Great Northern by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and used in the Empire Builder routes. After these engines were replaced by even more powerful locomotives, they were retired in 1955.
The locomotive and tender are 94 feet 6ΒΌ inches in length, weigh 617,000 pounds and stand 15 feet 10 inches from rail to the top of the stack. No. 2523 was an oil burner and developed 57,580 pounds of traction effort. Each of the eight drive wheels is 73 inches high.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: 610 NE Highway 71, Willmar, MN 56201
Phone: (320) 235-1881
The Kandiyohi Statue which stands in front of the county courthouse is an idealized image of and Indian which the locals call Chief Kandiyohi. Actually, there never was an Indian chief by that name. "Kandiyohi" in the Dakota language means "Place where the Buffalo Fish abound."
Near the statue are two historical markers. One tells the story of the Indian history of the area and the others tells how the statue came to be. It was first a symbol of a local bank, dating back to 1915, and later was adapted as a symbol of the Kandiyohi County.
The first human inhabitants are thought to have come to this area about 10,000 years ago. When the first European settlers arrived in 1856 they found the Dakota Sioux here where they came in summer to fish and gather berries. An Indian uprising in 1862, at the same time as the War Between the States, resulted in 13 settlers and an unknown number of Indians being killed.
Indian heritage remains in Kandiyohi County primarily in place names.
Updated May 28, 2007
Address: 505 Becker Avenue SW, Willmar, MN 56201
Website: http://www.kandiyohi.com/stay/history.htm
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Located between Foot and Willmar lakes, N Hwy 71; Six picnic shelters, playground equipment, nature trail, swimming beach, grills; ~55 acres
Written May 27, 2007
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The stately old church Bethel Lutheran Church in downtown Willmar is reminder that the first European settlers to much the territory that is now Minnesota came from the Scandanavian countries, especially Sweden, bring their Lutheran faith with them.
Bethel Lutheran Church, a part of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) is not a tourist attraction, but visitors are still welcome. It is a vibrant local church with a full range of ministries.
Many other Christian denominations have local congregations in and around Willmar, but Lutherans seem to be predominant.
Address: 411 South West Becker Avenue, Willmar, MN 66201
Regular Worship Schedule:
Sundays:
Summer: 9:00 a.m.
School Year: 8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Morning Matins: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Advent/Lenten Worship: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 5:00 p.m.
Updated May 27, 2007
Phone: (320) 235-5450
Website: http://www.bethelinwillmar.org/
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