These pages are not designed to be a complete history of Rice County by any means, but I attempt to collect information I think you will enjoy.
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“Then and Now”, An absolute definitive historical text about the History of Rice County, Faribault, and communities. Written by the Bicentennial Commissions of Rice County, City of Faribault, City of Northfield, Lonsdale, Morristown, and Nerstrand. Edited by L.E. Swanberg of the Faribault Daily News.
Faribault Historical Photographs, mostly collected from photography of Faribault Junior High School students.


“The Old Hometown” by Marlene Hyatt Meehl, a poem about what it once was like living in Faribault.