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

"Scotch" Tape to the Rescue of General Gray

Photographed by McGhiever, June 26, 2019

1. "Scotch" Tape to the Rescue of General Gray Marker

Inscription. On May 5, 1943, Brig. Gen. Carl R. Gray, Jr., head of U.S. Army railroad operations in North Africa, sent a request to President William L. McKnight:

Please send "your Scotch Cellulose Tape, 3/4 x 2592 inches, Transparent, 3-inch core, which comes in a tin box.

"I don't know what we would have done had we not had it ... we must have more."

Because of mail restrictions, each roll had to be sent individually wrapped. Six rolls were packed by Frank Reske and shown to President McKnight.

3M also provided packaging tapes for our national efforts during World War II.

Erected by Saint Paul Port Authority, Historic Saint Paul, 3M, United States Environmental Protection Agency. (Marker Number SF-23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is May 5, 1943.

Location. 44° 57.854′ N, 93° 3.816′ 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. The marker is in Beacon Bluff, an art and history park on

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part of the grounds of the former 3M complex, on the walkway north of the main plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 895 7th Street 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 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: Innovations from the Saint Paul Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); The 3M Story (within shouting distance of this marker); Explosion: 3M Response to Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); 3M Vision & Growth (within shouting distance of this marker); The 3M Flagpole (within shouting distance of this marker); People & Times: 3M & Saint Paul's East Side (within shouting distance of this marker); Scotch Brand

"Scotch" Tape to the Rescue of General Gray Marker along the walkway north of the Beacon Bluff plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, August 16, 2023

2. "Scotch" Tape to the Rescue of General Gray Marker along the walkway north of the Beacon Bluff plaza

(within shouting distance of this marker); 3M & World War II: The People (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.