Editing Carver, Minnesota (section)

===Decline===
[[File:2009-0713-Carver-MNValleyOilCo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Minnesota Valley Oil Company Gas Station (1925)]]

The arrival of the [[Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway]] in 1871 marked the decline of Carver's importance, as cargo and passenger traffic quickly shifted to the new mode of transportation.  Telegraph service quickly followed.  In 1877, Carver incorporated as a village.  [[Northwestern Bell]] connected the town with phone service to the [[Twin Cities]] in 1893.<ref name="CHSpdf"/>

Carver businesses suffered during the twin events of [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] and the [[Great Depression]], causing the city to go into several decades of economic stagnation, leading to the decay of many historic houses and commercial buildings.  The [[Floods in the United States: 1901-2000#April 1965 flood of the Upper Mississippi River|April 1965 flood of the Upper Mississippi River]] affected the lower part of old Carver and deepened the depression.  The [[Flood Control Act of 1965]] led to the creation of a [[floodwall]] to keep the Minnesota River at bay.<ref name="CHSpdf"/>