Charles Morgridge Loring was an American businessman, miller and publicist. Raised in Maine to be a sea captain, Loring instead became a civic leader in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a wealthy flour miller and in Riverside, California where he helped to build the first city hall. He was a popular and generous man who enjoyed many friendships and business associations.
Charles M. Loring
Flour leaving the Holly Mill, 1870s
Today the Soo Line is part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Loring Park is a park in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Loring Lake
Berger Fountain at Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN.
William Berry house
Loring Park in winter, park center erected c. 1906