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Use Willard Cox oral interview, 1996, include oral material on commuting to the Continental <br />Grain Company in Minneapolis in 1957 and how he had to stop farming because of demands <br />of both jobs. <br />Robert Jochum oral interview, 1995. Use this interview to establish the 1950s car-pooling <br />commute. Jochum says he and father were among first area car-poolers. <br />Theme statement <br />Theme 1: People searching for opportunities have always recognized the unique resources of <br />Sherburne County. <br />Subtheme 1.1. People from all over the world chose to make Sherburne County their home; <br />their values shape our communities today. <br />Theme 2: Being on the edge where three ecological land types meet enabled easy <br />transportation and access to natural resources and economic resources. <br />Subtheme 2.2. Living on the edge of metro area, pineries, and western wheat fields provided <br />access for Sherburne County people to metro markets and jobs in other areas. <br />Subtheme 2.3. Trails, roads, and rails developed in the corridor along the edge of the <br />Mississippi River, prairie, pine forest, and deciduous forest. <br />Contemporary visitor relevance <br />1. There was moderate interest in transportation history among the Intercept Survey and <br />teacher respondents. <br />2. Members ranked transportation history among the top three subject areas. <br />3. Transportation is a key element in the county's history, and as new families see the <br />connections between the past and present, they may become more interested in the <br />history of transportation. <br />Desired Learner Outcomes: <br />1. Some visitors will list a succession of major types of thoroughfares that crossed through <br />Sherburne County. (cognitive) <br />2. Some visitors will locate historic transportation arteries in the appropriate areas on a <br />county map. (cognitive, psychomotor) <br />3. Some visitors will explain why Sherburne County is a good location for commuters. <br />(cognitive) <br />Visitor Experience <br />Consider marking this section out on the floor like a highway. Entrance to the section will be <br />marked with the newly acquired "Welcome to Elk River: Where City and Country Flow <br />Together" road sign. (Perhaps cross out Elk River, and add words Sherburne County under <br />Elk River without altering artifact?) Visitors will view photos and text on the changes in <br />transportation routes in Sherburne County on panels that resemble highway signs. <br />Visitors can page through a reproduction of the Putnam House register for 1857-1860 created <br />as a flipbook. <br />Sherburne County Historical Society Heritage Center Interpretive Plan, April 21, 2005, page 88 <br />