Winona
Minnesota
town on the Mississippi River
Winona, city, seat of Winona County, southeastern Minnesota, a port on the Mississippi River; incorporated 1857. The city is a commercial, manufacturing, and shipping center located in an agricultural and limestone-quarrying region. Winona State University (1858), Saint Mary's College (1912), and a junior college are here. Settled in 1851, the community was originally called Montezuma and was renamed for a legendary Sioux princess in 1853. Population (1980) 25,075; (1990) 25,399.
"Julia Belle Swain" in port
note the Calliope on the upper deck of the stern
Calliope, musical instrument developed during the 19th century in the United States. The instrument was named after Calliope, one of nine daughters of the Greek god Zeus. Calliope was thought to have inspired epic poets. The calliope functions when several octaves of organ like pipes are blown by pressure from a steam boiler controlled through a keyboard. Designed to attract people from great distances to showboats and circuses, the calliope is distinguished by its loud, wheezing tone.
former County Courthouse
town dominated by "Sugar Loaf" bluff
towers 500 feet high along the original course of the river
town has many fine houses
Italianate style
wood frame dwelling
wood detail
impressive spire of the Presbyterian church
another church spire
St. Stanislaus Kostka church
"Art Deco ?" Y building
facade of older commercial building
