Larry Richie describes the methods and advancements in making brick from Steele County's yellow and gray clay, as well as how it was used to build up downtown Blooming Prairie and Owatonna.

New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio.com each Sunday at noon, with information courtesy of the Rice and Steele county historical societies. You also can find previous episodes of A Look Back and Will Jerry Eat It?, as well as coach and player interviews and other videos on the KRFO-AM YouTube channel. Subscribe and follow KRFO-AM on YouTube to stay up-to-date on our newest shows!

If you have a topic you'd like to learn more about, let us know! Email tamara.gruhot@townsquaremedia.com and we'll pass your requests to the historical societies to consider for presentation.

 

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