Farmstead #2 – Outhoudt Family

The land for their homestead was originally included with the land granted in 1857 to John Taylor. Some of the notable owners of this farmstead include:

• 1870-1900: E.J. Beedy Family
• 1910-1945: Marcus Wildman Family
• 1945-1963: Lehigh Cement Co.
• 1963-2010: YMCA

The last known name associated with the farmstead was the Robert (Bob) Outhoudt Family. They did not own the land but they lived on the property. It’s possible they did some farming, maybe dairy and other animals, but in general the land was not very suitable for crop farming. The land was located off County Road 39 to the north and continued south to Mud Lake. East of the property the land was wooded and to the west the land abutted prairie/crop land.

The property itself was hilly with glacial depressions, not suitable for farming, dropping to the south to Mud Lake.

In the 1960’s, the YMCA planted pine trees on the land for potential sale as Christmas Trees in the Twin Cities area.