Power House Ruins, Banning State Park, Sandstone, Minnesota

The Power House ruins at Banning State Park mark the remains of a sandstone quarrying operation that ran from 1892 until 1912. Workers here cut and shipped Banning sandstone by rail before the industry declined and the town of Banning was abandoned. The state acquired the land in 1963, and today the roofless concrete walls stand along the Kettle River within the park's designated quarry loop trail. A weathered sign still marking "Power House" identifies the structure's original function of supplying electricity to the quarry works.

Photo taken in July 2023.