Minnesota Fun Facts
The state of Minnesota was founded in this year.
When was 1858?
Rockford was originally founded as a site for this kind of business.
What is a mill?
The shutters on the AFS house are this color.
What is green?
This George started construction on the AFS House.
Who is George Ames?
The letters RAHS stand for this organization.
What is the Rockford Area Historical Society?
Minnesota had the first volunteer infantry in this war.
What is the Civil War?
The Rockford woolen mill specialized in this color of fabric.
What is red?
Construction was completed on the AFS house in this year.
When was 1861?
This nephew of George Ames is also named George.
Who is George Florida?
RAHS hosts their annual ice cream social on this holiday.
What is Memorial Day?
Prince's Chanhassen estate is also known by this name.
What is Paisley Park?
This species of tree was historically found in the woods surrounding the Rockford area.
What is a butternut tree?
This former resident gave tours of her own home to local schoolchildren.
Who is Meda Stork?
George Washington's Mount Vernon estate is featured on the wallpaper of this room in the AFS house.
What is the bathroom?
The summer tour hours at the AFS house are this day and time.
When is Fridays from 9-2?
Minnesota is the second largest exporter of this livestock.
What are turkeys?
This local cemetery is older than the town of Rockford.
What is Elmwood Cemetery?
The office of the AFS house once housed this kind of vehicle.
What is a carriage?
This fraction of Rockford's three founders were named George.
What is two thirds?
This person is the president of the RAHS board.
Who is Kevin Koehler?
This former vice president used to live in Wright County.
Who is Hubert Humphrey?
This common tea ingredient provided income to the citizens of Rockford during the grasshopper plague of 1874.
What is ginseng?
The music room of the AFS house has this number of doors.
What is seven?
G. D. George married Mary Houston Woodard Ames following her earlier marriage to this Ames brother.
Who is William Ames?
RAHS republished this book on Rockford history in 2024.
What is Rockford: The Way It Really Was?