These aerial photos show Jewell and the surrounding rural area in March of 1968.
The black marks appearing at the outside edges of these
aerial photos probably relate to the clamps
which held the negatives during the development process.
These first two images show US Highway 69 and the area west.
(You may click to enlarge these images.)
The image above shows the two railroad tracks and the area north (original Jewell Junction).
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The farmstead partly seen at the bottom center of the
above image is the former Gronbech Farm.
Mr. H. K. Gronbech was the farmer who sold portions
of his land for the building of the Jewell Scouthouse
and the Jewell Municipal Pool. Learn
more about the purchase of much of the Gronbech farm.
The former Gronbech farmstead (now in the Jewell corporate limits)
is seen in this next aerial view from the 1960s.
The next two images show US Highway 69 and the area east.
A portion of Goose Lake (also known as Anderson Lake) can be seen at right.
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There is a significant overlapping area in the
images above and below this text.
The reservoir (also known as the res) which
held water once needed by steam locomotives is seen
surrounded by trees just north of the tracks.
The bright white curved line seen in three of these
images is not a road or highway,
but is the Cairo Lake (Mud Lake)
dredge ditch.
Three of these aerial photos show the Jewell Chicago & Northwestern Depot.
