Stillwater in Washington County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

St. Croix Lumber Mills / Stillwater Manufacturing Company

Stillwater National Historic District

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2014

1. St. Croix Lumber Mills / Stillwater Manufacturing Company Marker

Stillwater Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This property has been
listed as a
Contributing Member
of the District
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 45° 3.583′ N, 92° 48.45′ W. Marker is in Stillwater, Minnesota, in Washington County. Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 95) north of Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 318 North Main Street, Stillwater MN 55082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Warden's House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indian Battleground (approx. 0.2 miles away); 114 North Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Connolly Shoe Company Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); 226 East Myrtle Street (approx. ¼ mile away); 1884 Upper St. Croix River Log Jam (approx. ¼ mile away); 1965 Easter Sunday Floodwater Crest (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of Minnesota (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.

Regarding St. Croix Lumber Mills / Stillwater Manufacturing Company.

St. Croix Lumber Mills / Stillwater Manufacturing Company image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2014

2. St. Croix Lumber Mills / Stillwater Manufacturing Company

Marker is to right of main entrance at right side of photo Minnesota Historic Properties Registration Form:
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The mill building is listed on the Minnesota Historical Society's National Register properties list, but the form is a state form, not a National Register nomination. It is unclear if the mill was later appended to the Stillwater Commercial Historic District, as the marker suggests.

Isaac Staples Mill Complex (#13) Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Unknown, 1879

3. Isaac Staples Mill Complex (#13) Detail

From Bird's Eye map on interior of McDonald's in Stillwater

Isaac Staples Monument in Fairview Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2014

4. Isaac Staples Monument in Fairview Cemetery

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2014

5. Isaac Staples Monument in Fairview Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 465 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 5, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.