The Polk County Historical Society has identified another item, this time a mural, in its museum that doesn’t have any information to go with it. A message from the Polk County Historical Society seeking help identifying the mural is below –
This mural was found in storage in the Polk County Historical Society’s museum in Crookston. It depicts the history of Crookston from the Ice Age to presumably the 1950s. Since the flag on it has 48 stars, it was probably painted prior to 1959. There is a river and a train of ox carts in about the center. The former Polk County Court House and Mount St. Benedict Monastery and the dome on the Carnegie Library are visible on the far right side.
The colors are still vibrant. It appears to be tempera paint on plywood, assembled in sections to about 12 feet wide. “It’s not signed or dated. We don’t know who did it or when it was done or why,” said PCHS President Anne Muir. If anyone has any information on this mural or knows who painted it, they are encouraged to email Historical Society President Anne Muir at imamuir@hotmail.com or PCHS Secretary Twylla Altepeter at the Fertile Journal by calling 945-6120 or emailing fertilejournal@hwy32publishing.com.
