Historical Marker

Crone Store

Historical marker location:
110 North Minnesota Street, New Ulm, Minnesota
( Marker is on North Minnesota Street south of 2nd North Street, on the left when traveling south.)

1869, 1876. Historic Downtown New Ulm.

Minnesota is home to the largest ball of twine ever rolled by one person. Francis A. Johnson started rolling the ball in 1950 and continued to add to it until his death in 1989. The ball weighs over 17,000 pounds and has a circumference of 40 feet.
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