Harmony Grain Elevators, ca 1885

Harmony Grain Elevators

Late 1800s grain elevators along Harmony’s rail tracks. The photo view looks west. The rail tracks are not visible in the photo. The tracks are located on the other side of the elevators.

Harmony Grain Elevator and Railroad Depot

Like many towns across Minnesota, Harmony owes its existence to a railroad. The first train arrived in 1879, connecting the farming village to larger cities. The rail line became a major contributor to Harmony’s early population growth and economic vitality.

Photograph of Alexander Ramsey House

Alexander Ramsey House

Exterior of the Alexander Ramsey House. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, March 2, 2015. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photograph of Ramsey's funeral procession

State funeral of Alexander Ramsey

Carrying the casket of Governor Alexander Ramsey into the State Capitol building, 1903.

Photograph of Marion Ramsey Furness and her children

Marion Ramsey Furness and her children

Marion Ramsey Furness with her children Laura, Ramsey (Alexander Ramsey Furness), and Anita, ca. 1888.

Reunion of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Reunion of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Reunion of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment with Governor Alexander Ramsey, Lake Minnetonka, 1888.

Photograph of Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey, 1881. Photo by Taber

Alexander Ramsey, 1874

Alexander Ramsey, ca. 1874. Photograph by Charles Milton Bell.

Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey, ca. 1865. Photograph by Whitney's Gallery.

Official Governor's portrait of Alexander Ramsey

Alexander Ramsey

Official Governor's portrait of Alexander Ramsey, 1873. Oil-on-canvas painting by Carl Gutherz.

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