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• <br /> ":^* <br /> kdi' A d - p -.� yY •'i �w <br /> f T <br /> x s ,. <br /> t <br /> Elk River,1971.Photo:MHS. <br /> Place Names <br /> In addition to Uppertown and Lowertown,which seem to still <br /> be recognized by some residents as early names for Orono and <br /> Elk River,respectively,there are several other place names of <br /> historic significance.Meadowvale was a small settlement of <br /> • Hill,Bailey,and other families in the northwestern corner of <br /> the township.Houlton's Observatory,a wooden tower on the <br /> bluffs north of Elk River.near Highway 77 and Ridgewood <br /> Drive was built by W.H.Houlton to provide a view of the <br /> landscape and eight counties.' <br /> Preservation Planning Summary: <br /> Landscape Setting <br /> Inventoried Resources <br /> No specific landscape features have been inventoried. <br /> Recommendation(s) <br /> 1.Continue to research and interpret the relationship between <br /> the natural landscape,early settlement,agriculture,and <br /> residential development of Elk River. <br /> • <br /> Elk River Historic Contexts and Phase II Downtown Commercial Area Study <br /> 10 <br />