Secrets of a fortress: Inside Litchfield’s GAR Hall

Secrets of a fortress: Inside Litchfield’s GAR Hall

LITCHFIELD, Minn. — Visitors to the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in this central Minnesota city are able to step back 140 years thanks to the decision of the Civil War veterans who built it. The deed for the property, turned over to what was then the village of Litchfield, spelled out that the building was to be preserved and used in a manner that maintained its original purpose — to honor Civil War veterans and preserve their history. “The b…