Owen Historical Preservation Committee
CITY OF OWEN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 @ 6:30 PM
AT Old Owen City Hall, 219 N. Pine St.
AGENDA: Call the meeting to order
Roll Call
Introductions
Goals and Objectives
City owned Historical Buildings
Old City Hall, 219 N. Pine St.
F. N. E. Depot
Other Historic Sites
Formation of Historical Society
Promotion and Fundraising Plans
Partner with County/State/Federal Historical Societies
Set Committee meetings
Schedule next DRC meeting
Adjourn
Posted this 5th day of May, 2021 @ 5 PM
Tracy Rau, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
Historic firsts for the City of Owen
2018 Owen-Withee Police Department formed
2004 Owen Millpond dredged
1955 Owen Medical Center opens
1929 Our golf course is incorporated
1925 Owen incorporates as a city
1915 Owen establishes its first library
1907 The first bank is built in Owen
1906 The first church is built in Owen
1905 Owen incorporates as a village
1895 The first post office comes to the area
1894 The first schoolhouse is built
1882 John S. Owen Lumber Co. buys 30,000 acres of land
1880 Railroad extended to Owen area
Historic Preservation Committee