Dayton's Bluff in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

3M & the Community

Photographed by McGhiever, June 26, 2019

1. 3M & the Community marker

Inscription.
3M Engages the Community
"By contributing to, and participating in civic projects, 3M and 3Mployes have helped to strengthen the bond of community relationship. The unique characteristic of 3M's contribution to the many communities of which it is a part, is the scope and enthusiasm in which 3Mployes enter into many of these various programs and activities."
— 3M Megaphone, July 1953,
Caption: The 3M Club and the 3M Band have been active participants in the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. 3M Club float, 1938

3Mers Give Blood
The company set up a blood donation program with the Red Cross. A bloodmobile came to the plant regularly.

3M and the Local High Schools
3M worked with local schools such as Johnson and Harding High Schools to recruit employees. Young men and women could work part-time while still in school, then move on the full-time jobs after graduation.

3M and Junior Achievement
3M provided advisors to the Saint Paul Junior Achievement program. The program offered practical business experience to high school students by helping them set up their own businesses.
Caption: Archibald G. Bush congratulates Junior Achiever

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Paul Port Authority, Historic Saint Paul, 3M, United States Environmental Protection Agency. (Marker Number WM-13.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 44° 57.889′ N, 93° 3.704′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Dayton's Bluff. It is on Bush Avenue west of Forest Street North, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 777 Forest Street N, Saint Paul MN 55106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 walking distance of this marker: Working Women at 3M

Marker just east of the 1940 3M Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 26, 2019

2. Marker just east of the 1940 3M Administration Building

(a few steps from this marker); 3M & World War II: The Products (within shouting distance of this marker); Getting a Job at 3M (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornerstones & Time Capsules (within shouting distance of this marker); Abrasives Products & Manufacturing (within shouting distance of this marker); 3M & World War II: The People (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 3M Flagpole (about 500 feet away); Explosion: 3M Response to Disaster (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2020, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.