Welcome to Wells, MN Traditional Cache
Jimmy the Butcher: im outa here
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Another small town in Faribault County. And, another quick film canister find for you.
WELLS, a city in Clark Township, sections 4, 5, 8, and 9, was founded and named July 1, 1869, receiving the maiden surname of Mrs. Clark W. Thompson. The Southern Minnesota Railroad was completed to this place in January 1870 and the railroad from Mankato to Wells in 1874. This village was incorporated March 6, 1871. Within the next few years numerous flowing wells, 20 or more, were obtained in and near this village by boring through the glacial drift to depths of 110 to 120 feet, securing excellent water, which rises from the bottom to a height of 5 to 15 feet above the surface. These are the most remarkable wells of a large region in southern Minnesota, but the presence of artesian water here was unknown when the village was named. Clark W. Thompson built the first mill, a creamery, a cheese factory, a barrel factory, and a vinegar factory; donated a park site; and paid for a railroad to be built from La Crosse, Wis., the station later serving several lines. The post office was named Walnut Lake, 1860-69, and Well, 1869-72, at which time it was changed to Wells.
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