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Rice Lake (ghost Town), Minnesota
Rice Lake is a ghost town in Dodge and Steele counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is located east of Owatonna, and just north of Rice Lake State Park. The nearest community is the city of Claremont, to the southeast. The Dodge County portion lies in the southwest corner of Ellington Township, while the Steele County portion lies in the southeast corner of Merton Township. Havana Township and Claremont Township are also in the immediate area. History Rice Lake was officially platted in 1857, although it started thriving two years before then. Stephen L. Wilson opened the first store, and became postmaster in 1857. After that, a number of businesses continued to develop until 1865, when a railroad bypassed the settlement, causing the village to disappear. All that remains from the village of Rice Lake is a Carpenter Gothic Methodist church built in 1857 and a small cemetery in the northeast corner of the state park. See also *Rice Lake State Park Rice Lake S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Township, Steele County, Minnesota
Havana Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 607 at the 2000 census. History Havana Township was originally called Lafayette Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1857. Its name was soon changed to Freeman Township, then Dover Township, until it was finally renamed Havana Township in 1869. The present name is after Havana, Illinois. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and (2.75%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 607 people, 224 households and 176 families residing in the township. The population density was 17.3 per square mile (6.7/km). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km). The racial makeup of the township was 99.18% White, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population. There were 224 households, of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Populated Places In Dodge County, Minnesota
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Lake State Park (Minnesota)
Rice Lake State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, just east of Owatonna. Park lands entirely surround Rice Lake, an important stopping point for migrating waterfowl. The lake covers with an average depth of . Natural history The park's bedrock is limestone laid down 500 million years ago as organic sediments settled to the bottom of a shallow sea that covered much of the Midwest. This limestone is entirely covered by glacial till deposited during a Pre-Illinoian glaciation about 400,000 years ago. As those glaciers were retreating, a block of ice broke off and remained embedded in the till. The ice melted, forming a kettle which became Rice Lake. 10,000 years ago the more recent Wisconsin glaciation missed Rice Lake, passing to the west of the park. Meltwater from that glacier eroded streambeds into the Kansan till. Rice Lake is the headwaters of the South Branch, Middle Fork of the Zumbro River. This east flowing stream was the lake's original o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic or Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters. The abundance of North American timber and the carpenter-built vernacular architectures based upon it made a picturesque improvisation upon Gothic a natural evolution. Carpenter Gothic improvises upon features that were carved in stone in authentic Gothic architecture, whether original or in more scholarly revival styles; however, in the absence of the restraining influence of genuine Gothic structures, the style was freed to improvise and emphasize charm and quaintness rather than fidelity to received models. The genre received its impetus from the publication by Alexander Jackson Davis of ''Rural Residences'' and from detailed plans and elevations in publications by Andrew Jackson Downing. History Carpent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Development
The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities. Community development is also understood as a professional discipline, and is defined by the International Association for Community Development as "a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes participative democracy, sustainable development, rights, economic opportunity, equality and social justice, through the organisation, education and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity or interest, in urban and rural settings". Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people with the skills they nee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with t .... The Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claremont Township, Dodge County, Minnesota
Claremont Township is a township in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 468 at the 2000 census. Claremont Township was organized in 1858. It was named after Claremont, New Hampshire. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.14%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 468 people, 157 households, and 135 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.4 people per square mile (5.2/km2). There were 161 housing units at an average density of 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.86% White, 0.21% Asian, 1.50% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population. There were 157 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Township, Steele County, Minnesota
Merton Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 380 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Merton is located within the township. The unincorporated community of Moland is partially located within the township. History Merton Township was originally called Orion Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1858. The name was changed to Merton Township in 1862. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93.0 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.7 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km2) (0.28%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 380 people, 140 households, and 110 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km2). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 4.4/sq mi (1.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.00% Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * '' Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 1998 novel by Robert Coover *''Ghosttown'', a 2007 novel by Douglas Anne Munson Music * Ghost Town (band), an American electronic band * ''Ghost Town'', a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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