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

"The Mining"

Photographed by McGhiever, June 26, 2019

1. "The Mining" marker

Inscription.
3M stands for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Except for limited efforts to extract low-grade corundum from Crystal Bay, Minnesota, for abrasives in 1904, the company has done no mining. Nonetheless, the original name remains, even though the company letterhead was changed to emphasize 3M in 1960.

3M employees long called the company "The Mining."

Caption: A chronological history of 3M's logo identity (Marker Number SF-20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 44° 57.808′ N, 93° 3.803′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Dayton's Bluff. It can be reached from the intersection of 7th Street East and Minnehaha Avenue East. Located in Beacon Bluff, an art and history park on part of the grounds of the former 3M complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 895 7th St E, 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

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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: Marketing 3M & Its Products (a few steps from this marker); Scotch Brand (a few steps from this marker); 3M, a Family Affair (a few steps from this marker); People & Times: 3M & Saint Paul's East Side (a few steps from this marker); Creation and Development of 3M (a few steps from this marker); 3M & Saint Paul (within shouting distance of this marker); 3M Vision & Growth (within shouting distance of this marker); The 3M Story (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

Also see . . . 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company). MNopedia website entry (Submitted on January 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Marker west of 895 7th Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 26, 2019

2. Marker west of 895 7th Street

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.