Our Story · Barnesville
Barnesville’s story is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Barnesville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
2old images & papers
10recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Barnesville was founded in 1874 by George S. Barnes and named for him. A post office called Barnesville has been in operation since 1877. Barnesville was incorporated as a city in 1889.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1900s2 items · Driver Boy, Barnesville, Mine. LOC nc…Commons
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDriver Boy, Barnesville, Mine. LO…, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Barnesville, decade by decade
1900s2 items
1910s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumToday10 photos
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-05a-Front Street at Main Avenue2024
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-05-Old City Hall2024
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-04-Front Street at Main Avenue2024
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-03-Assumption Catholic Church tower2024
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-02-Assumption Catholic Church2024
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota-01-Welcome sign2024
CommonsSquaw2017
CommonsBarnesville City Hall, Fire Station and Jail2012
CommonsBarnesville water tower2009
CommonsBarnesville, Minnesota2006Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Driver Boy, Barnesville, Mine. LOC nclc.01084 (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.