by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Laird Stadium Tanner Fliss Laird Stadium, with a seating capacity of 7,500 for football and outdoor track meets, is one of the largest NCAA Division III stadiums in the country. When it was built in 1927, there was some thought that Carleton would join the Big Ten...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | St. Olaf College
Ladies’ Hall Elm Jeff M. Sauve For several decades, the hollow elm near Ladies’ Hall provided a wonderful photographic setting for the St. Olaf community. In the college’s early years, the tree’s cavity was burned to prevent further decay and...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Downtown Northfield
James-Younger Gang Failed 1876 Bank Raid NorthfieldHistorical Team Northfield’s most well-known historic date is September 7, 1876. On that date, eight members of the notorious James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield intent on robbing the First National Bank of...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Hill of Three Oaks Leslie Moore Located in the Upper Arboretum, the Hill of Three Oaks has historically been a popular location for picnics, Frisbee games, and concerts. It also overlooks a baseball field where students annually—in memory of Marvin Rotblatt, the...
by johnso24 | Aug 4, 2017 | Carleton College
Headley House Clifford Clark Designed by Minneapolis architect A. R. Van Dyke and built in 1937, the house of Leal and Harriet Marston Headley at 815 East Second Street was patterned after Mrs. Headley’s childhood home in San Diego, California. Mrs. Headley’s...
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