Kaehlers Mill

Established 1847

At the intersection of present day Covered Bridge and Kaehlers Mill Roads was the hamlet of Kaehlers Mill. A flouring mill was established in about 1847 by Charles F. Uhlig. After going bankrupt, Uhlig's mother sold the west half ...

Pride Mansion

Dr. Samuel Pride, first Worthy Master of the New Providence Masonic Lodge, built his house here. Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman, enroute to the relief of Burnside at Knoxville, billeted himself here. From 1878 to 1900 it was the Friends’ ...

Samuel Henry's Station

On the hill to the south, beside the Great War and Trading Path, later the Federal Road, Samuel Henry, Sr., built a fort by 1792. The half-breed John Watts and 200 followers attacked it in August, 1793. Henry’s first mill ...

The Brule St. Croix Portage

Upper Lake St. Croix end of trail,

discovered 1680.

Indians, voyageurs, explorers,

missionaries, traders and pioneers travelled

this path from the waters of the

Great Lakes to those of the Mississippi.

To all who pass this way

this trail is dedicated.

This tablet was placed by

Claude Jean Allouez ...

Daniel Greysolon Sieur Dulhut

In June and July 1680

Daniel Greysolon Sieur Dulhut

“Gentleman of the King’s Guard”

Soldier, Explorer, Trader, and Governor

accompanied by four Frenchmen

LaMaitre, Bellegrade, Masson, and Pepin,

passed up the Brule River, crossed by

portage to the St. Croix River then

down to the Mississippi.

These were the ...

Alleghany Springs

Yellow Sulphur Springs was developed on a modest scale by Jesse Kerr in 1859. In 1885, Nathan McCoy, of Indiana, built an elaborate hotel here. John Hanlon took it over in 1900, and operated it until the outbreak of World ...

Brule River

The Brule River flows in the former channel of a larger river which once flowed in the opposite direction and drained melting ice from glacial lake Duluth. The receding glacier created Lake Superior and also carved the valley now occupied ...

The Franklin Springs

For the first hundred years. Franklin Springs existed as a famous health resort. The Springs, as well as the County, was named for Benjamin Franklin. Three types of water flowed strongly from these springs, mineral, sulphur and freestone.

Preceding the Civil ...

Peter J. McGuire

1852 - - - - - 1906

Founder and General Secretary

United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and Joiners of America

1881 - 1901

Father of Labor Day

Peter J. McGuire was founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in ...

The Commissary Storehouse

This is the oldest building still standing in Fort Smith. Originally built as part of a larger fortification, over the years its appearance and use changed dramatically. The building held supplies used by explorers and soldiers, played a crucial role ...