Search billions of records on  Boomtown, Minnesota   Julie Bahr
Orleans was started in 1904 as a very small village - asit is
today. But what years there were in between 1904 and 1972!
Almostlike one of those boomtowns in California. Orleans was
only intended tobe a village but during those "boom years" it
was a very importanttrading center. About 1911, Orleans had two
stores, a lumber yard, poolhall, hotel, bank and school among
other places of interest.  Orleans was originally to be a few
miles northeast of whereit is presently located. If it had been
where it was first sighted to beit probably would have survived
much better because that location had andstill has a small creek
and well water that is readily available. The pastand present
occupants of Orleans must have their water.  It is a great day
in a town when there is need for a storeor maybe even two or
three of them. Anderson & Matthew was the firststore Orleans
starting in 1905. It was sold to George Harrington some
yearslater. The post office at