It’s time once again for #FlashbackFriday from the Whitewater Historical Society.

Sunday is Father’s Day and we wish all fathers a happy day! Here is a famous Whitewater father and son. On the left is George Esterly, inventor and industrialist, founder of the Esterly factory that was the largest employer in Whitewater between 1860 and 1890. On the right is George Esterly Jr. who followed his father to Minnesota in 1893, at which time the Esterly factory closed down. George Esterly’s house was featured in a recent post and is not extant, but Esterly Jr’s house is still standing. It is the Delta Zeta sorority house on Main Street.

Join us next week for more from the Whitewater Historical Society.

(1947STU, 1887ST, Whitewater Historical Society)