Canton Railroad and Depot, 1910. Canton, five miles south of Henrytown, was chosen as the stop along a new railroad line in 1879, which was an economic blow to Henrytown. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.
Michael Henry Onstine holding his granddaughter Eleanor on the porch of the Onstines’ Maple Leaf Farm, ca. 1909. Onstine was one of the first settler-colonists in Fillmore County and one of the founders of Henrytown. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.
The Henrytown School (District 138) in Henrytown Village, Fillmore County, ca. 1905. The schoolhouse was built on land donated by Michael Henry Onstine. It became part of the Harmony School District in 1963. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.
The Michael Henry Onstine family, one of Henrytown’s founding families and the owners of Fairfield House, ca. 1896. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.
Augusta Eunice Maria Osgood Onstine, ca. 1880s. Onstine, the wife of Michael Henry Onstine, was one of the founders of Henrytown and one of the first teachers of the Henrytown School. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn.
View of Henrytown Village looking north on Fillmore County Highway 21. Photograph by Amy Jo Hahn, May 16, 2018. Used with the permission of Amy Jo Hahn
Drivers may easily miss Henrytown, a rural hamlet five miles north of Canton, as they speed through it on Fillmore County Highway 21. In 2018, not much exists to indicate it was once a town populated by hardworking immigrants who dreamed of building a thriving and long-lasting community.