Robbinsdale in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Garden Dedicated to Frances Pollard

Photographed by McGhiever, June 14, 2017

1. Garden Dedicated to Frances Pollard marker

Inscription. Frances was a member of Robbinsdale's first Library Board, April 6, 1904, and became a volunteer in the Library. In 1921 Miss Pollard became the first full-time Librarian. In 1926 the Historic Library Building in Robbinsdale was completed by the Robbinsdale Library Club. In 1955 Miss Pollard retired after serving the Library in one form or another for over Fifty years. We thank her for her service.

Erected 2010 by Robbinsdale Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 45° 1.864′ N, 93° 20.507′ W. Marker is in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is on Railroad Avenue N just south of 42nd Avenue North (County Road 9), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on a small pedestal near the southeast corner of the former Robbinsdale Branch Library, now the Robbin Gallery of the Robbinsdale Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4915 42nd Avenue N, Minneapolis MN 55422, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Victory Memorial Drive (approx. 1.2 miles away); To Our Comrades Who "Went West" (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Victory Memorial Drive (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Great War (approx. 1.2 miles away); "Lest We Forget" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 1.2 miles away); The "Lumberman" (approx. 2.4 miles away); Webber Pool (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robbinsdale.

Marker and garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 14, 2017

2. Marker and garden

The historic Robbinsdale Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 14, 2017

3. The historic Robbinsdale Library

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.