West Seventh - Fort Road in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Welcome to the Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal

Photographed by McGhiever, September 10, 2023

1. Welcome to the Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal Marker

Inscription.

Built in 1931, the Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of Saint Paul's few remaining connections to the once-vibrant grain industry on the riverfront. At one time, the entire riverfront in this area was a hub of grain processing, distribution, and transportation.

Trains regularly arrived at this building, or the adjacent Minnesota farmers Union elevator, to unload spring wheat and other grains. Barges lined the Mississippi River waiting for grain to pass through the tall head house of the grain terminal into empty barge hoppers for transportation down the river.

The Grain Terminal was in operation until the 1980s, and today serves as a tangible link to the Midwest's strong history as a grain-producing region and agriculture's role in transforming the Mississippi River into a reliable channel for commerce.

Caption: Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal, 1952
Photo courtesy of Walter N. Trenerry, Minnesota Historical Society

Exhibits funded through the generous support of:

CHS Foundation
The McKnight Foundation
The Mississippi River Fund of the National Park Service
Saint Paul Cultural STAR

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 44° 56.342′ N, 93° 5.996′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in West Seventh - Fort Road. It is at the intersection of Mill Street and Walnut Street on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 258 Mill Street, Saint Paul MN 55102, 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: An Era of Restoration (a few steps from this marker); A River in Decline (a few steps from this marker); The Father of Waters (within

Marker at the entrance to the former Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 10, 2023

2. Marker at the entrance to the former Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal

shouting distance of this marker); USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Anchor (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Paul AMVETS Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); River Commerce and the Upper Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Irvine Park / Irvine Park Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Justus Ohage, M.D. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

The Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, September 15, 2012

3. The Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.