A history of Fisher,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Fisher from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Fisher is one of the oldest settlements in Polk County. It was originally named "Shirt-Tail Bend" because a shirt had once been tied to a stick to warn steamboats of a bend in the river. It was renamed 'Fisher's Landing', and later shortened to Fisher. These names were adopted in honor of William H. Fisher, who was born in Hunterdon county, N. J., December 24, 1844; engaged in railroad business after 1864; settled in St. Paul in 1873, as attorney for the receiver of the St. Paul and Pacific railroad, and as its assistant manager and superintendent; later was president and manager of the St. Paul and Duluth railroad company, 1883–99; was vice president and general manager of the Duluth and Winnipeg railroad company, 1888-93.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Fisher’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTopping sugar beets, near Fisher,…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Fisher
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LOCTopping sugar beets, near Fisher, Minnesota1937
LOCMexican beet workers, near Fisher, Minnesota1937
LOCYoung boy beet worker, near Fisher, Minnesota1937
LOCYoung boy beet worker, near Fisher, Minnesota1937
LOCMexican sugar beet worker, near Fisher, Minnesota1937
LOCMexican beet workers family, near Fisher, Minnesota19371990s
Nothing in Fisher is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fisher has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ost Valle Bridge in Walle, 8.5 miles away.
Fisher and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Topping sugar beets, near Fisher, Minnesota (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.