Cottage Grove Historical Society

The lyceum hall built in 1855 near old cottage grove became the home of the first public library in washington county and location of the settlement s annual town meetings.

Cottage grove historical society. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past with an emphasis on local history. The society s history room contains archives and a study area located in the lower level of flynn hall at 116 w. 1 521 likes 65 talking about this.

Our purpose is to preserve the rich history of our beautiful town and village. Reynolds street cottage grove. We are a non profit organization.

The history room is open by appointment. We will use photos from our history image collection to share bits of local history. Our mission is to preserve and celebrate the history and heritage of the.

Cgahs has over 10 000 photographs of cottage grove people places and events in its photograph collection.