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| Downtown Preston | Sign on the Trail |
| HISTORY of PRESTON |
| City established 1853 Named after Luther Preston, towns first postmaster City incorporated 1871 |
| Filmore County Courthouse |
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| Forestville | Located near Preston next to
Forestville State Park City had 100 inhabitants with 20 buildings 1858 Village prospered until Southern Minnesota Railroad by passed town 1868 Thomas J Meighen, son of town’s founder, owned entire village 1890 The residents all worked on Meighen’s farm Town has been preserved and is open to visitors |
| Preston War Memorial Monument |
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| HOMES in PRESTON |
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| CHURCHES in PRESTON |
 Building erected 1928 |
 Building erected 1927 |
 Outside of Preston on Hwy 16 E |
| Saint Columban Catholic Church | St Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church | Union Prairie Lutheran Church |
| POST OFFICE in PRESTON |
| Preston Post Office |  |
| CAMPGROUNDS in PRESTON |
| Hidden Valley Campground | RR 1, Box 56 RV sites with hook-ups Next to Root River and trail |
| Scenes from Forestville State Park |  |
| SPECIAL DAYS in PRESTON |
| At Preston Held first of May |
At Preston Held mid July |
At Preston Held last of September |
| Annual Trout Trot | Filmore County Fair | September Fest |
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