WALKING TOUR

The Lyon County Historical Society currently has 4 historical markers in downtown Marshall:

  • Sign in front of Atlantic Place
  • Sign in front of the Gambler
  • Sign in front of Terrace 1872
  • Sign in Memorial Park
Black and white photograph of Rasmussen Elevator, which was located on West 2nd Street (West College Drive) in Marshall.  Marshall Grocery Co. is on the right and the back parking lot for West Main Street is behind that.  The elevator was torn down in the 1970’s.
Black and white photograph of the original Atlantic Hotel in Marshall during winter time showing lots of snow. 
Picture postcard features a black and white photograph of Southwest Main Street Marshall featuring the Atlantic Hotel.  
Postcard features a black and white photograph of Main St., Marshall from around 1917-1925
Photograph of Downtown Marshall taken from the corner of what is now Main St. and College Drive.
Black and white photograph of the New Atlantic Hotel and Coffee Shop from around 1945.
This is a 5″ X 7″ black and white photograph mounted on a dark brown 8″ X 10″ cardboard back. The picture shows north side of Main Street in downtown Marshall, MN. It is not dated. There is a 3 1/2″ X 5″ reprint of the photograph. Among the businesses shown are: The Fair Harness Shop, J.N. Barkee Furniture and Undertaker, First National Bank, Johnson Jewelry, and A.J. Chamberlain Billiard Hall.
Black and white photograph of the Baldwin Bazaar, which was owned by Thomas Jefferson Baldwin, brother to Ray Sr.  The Post Office is next to it. c. 1900.  The building was destroyed by a fire in 1902.
Postcard features a black and white photograph of Main Street Marshall.
Postcard features a photograph of Main Street Marshall, c. 1955
Postcard features a photograph of the Carnegie Library in Marshall on the corner of 3rd and West Lyon Streets postmarked Marshall, July 21, 1924.
Postcard features a photograph of the Marshall Theater from around 1955.
This black and white photograph shows the former City Hall building in Marshall and the site of the new municipal building erected in Marshall in 1964. A description on the back reads: “Site of new municipal building before the start of construction. Three buildings shown—VFW – Gu-nells, the old city hall and the pool hall—were razed for the site of the new building.
Black and white photograph of Chas. H. Lutz garage in downtown Marshall.
There are two 8 x 10″ black and white photographs of the corner of 4th and main St. in Marshall. The buildings shown include the Central Hotel, Marshall Police Reserve, Wetherbee’s Ace Hardware, Producer’s Coop Creamery, and the old Marshall High School.
Photograph feature a black and white photograph of the funeral procession of Earl Jackson and Luther Irl Snapp, who died in World War I.
Lyon County Courthouse, circa 1911
Early 1950s flood in Marshall
Picture postcard features black and white photograph of West Main Street in Marshall. c. 1957.
Black and white photograph of the Woolworth’s Lunch Counter, which opened in 1957.
Postcard features a photograph of South Main Street, Marshall
Black and white photograph of the State Theater in Marshall.  The theater was at 321 W. Main St.
Postcard features a black and white photograph of Main Street, Marshall from around 1910.
Postcard features a photograph of Main Street Marshall, c. 1960.