Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Restoration funded through a $270,000 grant appropriated by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
A project of the Minnesota State Historical Society and the City of . . . — — Map (db m117721) HM
The Bloomington Town Hall was built twenty feet from this site in 1892 on land given to the Township by the Baillif family. The building was moved to the current location in the 1930's in the first of a number of remodelings the building has . . . — — Map (db m15357) HM
You are entering a river bluff environment that has been greatly altered over the last two centuries. The bluff top area was formerly oak savannah with prairie and woodland elements. Natural springs and shallow flood plain lakes in the river bottoms . . . — — Map (db m117485) HM
[south side]
Erected by the Citizens of Bloomington,
Memorial Day, 1890,
In honor and memory of our country's defenders
1861, - 1865.
Monument Committee.
Sever Ellingson, Chairman.
Wm. Oxborough, Jr.
H.H. Pond, Treas. . . . — — Map (db m56933) HM
Many Dakotas consider the Minnesota River Valley to be their spiritual home. The Dakota Indians were the last group of native peoples to live in the valley near this site. Starting in the mid-1600s, they migrated here in successive waves from the . . . — — Map (db m117487) HM
On East 104th Street, on the left when traveling south.
In the 1830s and 1840s Christian Missionaries came into Indian Country, which included Bloomington, with the purpose of converting Dakota Indians to Christian beliefs and white person's ways. This included farming, owning property, receiving a . . . — — Map (db m117572) HM
Near West 98th Street east of Abbott Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Fallen Heroes
SPC Benjamin J. Slaven June 9, 2006 ·
SGT Brent W. Koch June 16, 2006 ·
SPC Kyle R. Miller June 29, 2006 ·
SSG Jeffery J. Hansen Aug. 21, 2006 · . . . — — Map (db m42804) WM
Welcome to the 19th century dwelling of Gideon and Agnes Hopkins Pond, missionaries to the Dakota Indians, farmers, and ministers to the community of Bloomington, Minnesota, during the mid- to late-1800s.
Following a move from the Lake Calhoun . . . — — Map (db m117722) HM
Look over the tree-framed bluff across 12,000 years of human history where native peoples and Euro-American settlers made their home in the river valley. There are many cultural differences between you, the modern-day visitor, and the native people . . . — — Map (db m117489) HM
Listed below are some of the most prominent missionaries to the Dakota Indians. These missionaries were sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, a joint venture of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches of America. . . . — — Map (db m117630) HM
After several years at Lake Calhoun and a series of battles with the Ojibwe (Anishinabe), Chief Cloud Man (Marpiyawicasta) moved to the banks of the Minnesota River. In 1843 Gideon and Samuel Pond followed Cloud Man to this river bluff location. . . . — — Map (db m117498) HM
On East 104th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Pond Dakota Mission Park, the site of the historic Oak Grove Mission and the 1856 Gideon and Agnes Pond House. The Ponds served as missionaries to the Dakota Indians and as farmers and ministers to the community of Bloomington, Minnesota. . . . — — Map (db m117549) HM
Samuel Pond (1808-1891) and Gideon Pond (1810-1878) were born into a mostly rural United States comprised of 17 states with a population of slightly over 7 million. These brothers from Connecticut were two of the most influential persons interacting . . . — — Map (db m117720) HM
Near Killebrew Drive at 24th Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of
Rodney J. Putz
1939 – 1994
This living garden has been
planted in memory of
Rodney J. Putz.
Visionary, Entrepreneur,
Leader, Teacher, Mentor,
Friend, Brother, Father,
Husband, Great Human . . . — — Map (db m17287) HM
Near East 104th Street east of Clinton Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
1834 – 1934
To honor Samuel W. and Gideon H. Pond
Volunteer missionaries to the Dakotas who arrived at Ft. Snelling May 6, 1834.
This tablet is placed on the house built in 1856 by Gideon H. Pond. Near-by is the site of . . . — — Map (db m4894) HM
Near Earle Brown Drive 0.3 miles east of Summit Drive North, on the left when traveling east.
Although this site is known today as the Earl Brown farm, it originally belonged to Captain John Martin, who was involved in steamboating, lumbering, banking, flour milling and railroading. In the mid-1880s, he purchased 420 acres of rich Hennepin . . . — — Map (db m69931) HM
Near Russell Avenue North / West River Road 0.7 miles north of 97th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
The original dam was built in 1913 and had 28 steel gates. The gates moved up and down to allow different amounts of water to flow under them. The current dam was completed in 1997 and is fitted with five crest gates. These gates maintain . . . — — Map (db m74833) HM
On East River Parkway south of Dowlin Street North, on the left when traveling south.
On July-1-1680
Louis Hennepin
left this place
to discover the
St Anthony Falls
———
Marked by the Daughters
of the American Colonists
– 1929 – — — Map (db m69738) HM
On West River Road at Jefferson Highway North (U.S. 169) on West River Road.
Honoring the Men and Women of this Community who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States in the Global War.
In memory of neighborhood boys who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II Kenneth Adcock Robert L. Goodrich Robert . . . — — Map (db m70546) WM
Neighbors, horticulture, and wheat
John Cummins frequently exchanged labor with his neighbors, helping with sowing, harvesting, processing and building. He became interested in trees, nuts, flowers and fruits, and worked to promote their . . . — — Map (db m105280) HM
Edwin and Harriet Phipps owned the farm from 1906 to 1934. Their son-in-law and daughter Martin and Mildred Grill owned it from 1934 until 1976.
The Phipps raised grain, vegetables, and flowers, but were especially known for asparagus. Edwin . . . — — Map (db m117774) HM
On Eden Avenue west of Grange Road, on the right when traveling west.
[west side]
Minnehaha Grange No. 398 was organized on December 12, 1873. Its members came from Edina Mills, Richfield Mills, St. Louis Park and the surrounding area.
At first, the Grange met in the homes of its members. Then in . . . — — Map (db m55450) HM
On Eden Avenue west of Grange Road, on the right when traveling west.
[east side]
The Cahill Settlement was one of the early communities in the western half of Richfield Township. It was established in the 1850s by Irish immigrants fleeing famine in their native Ireland.
During the years of 1846, . . . — — Map (db m55813) HM
On Lake Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
Like most lakes in Minnesota, Lake Minnetonka was formed during the Ice Age of the last two million years. During several separate glacial periods, ice advanced along different routes across the state. The glaciers, along with large volumes of . . . — — Map (db m59925) HM
Army Navy Air Force
Marines Coast Guard Merchant Marines
World War I
Grant Lorenz US Army
Donald Gray US Army
Blanchard West US Army
Mervin Grover US Army
Guy R. Forbes US Army
J. Jay Vietz US Army
John W. . . . — — Map (db m63784) WM
In 1853, Peter Miller Gideon and his wife, Wealthy, arrived in Minnesota from Ohio and settled on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Long interested in fruitgrowing, Peter Gideon determined to satisfy the craving of pioneer families for apples and other . . . — — Map (db m59213) HM
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive 0.5 miles south of East 54th Street.
The U.S. Army constructed the Coldwater Springhouse and Reservoir between the late 1870s and early 1880s to supply water to an expanding Fort Snelling. Coldwater Spring provided water from 1820 to the 1920s. The spring holds cultural significance to . . . — — Map (db m152947) HM
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board welcomes you to Minnehaha Park. The park consists of two levels: The upper level is maintained as an open picnicking area. Many of the city's traditional festivals such as Svenskarnas Dag are held here. The . . . — — Map (db m40787) HM
The heart of the U.S. Army is its regular infantry, with lineage going back to 1808. The First Infantry Division is Americas oldest division. In 1918 the soldiers of the 1st won Americas first major battle of WWI at Cantigy. In WWII the 1st . . . — — Map (db m70951) WM
On East Lake Street at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on East Lake Street.
Burma-Shave was introduced in 1925 by the Burma-Vita company, owned by Clinton Odell. The brushless shaving cream was advertised in an innovative way: small signs were posted along the edges of roadways, spaced for sequential reading by motorists. . . . — — Map (db m134584) HM
On E. Lake Street at 21st Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
Ray Truelson, together with his father, Roy, opened drive-in restaurants throughout the Twin Cities, including a Porky's Drive-In at 2107 East Lake Street. The drive-in restaurant concept gained popularity after World War II as Americans embraced . . . — — Map (db m134583) HM
On E. Lake Street at 22nd Avenue S., on the right when traveling east on E. Lake Street.
Opened in 1910, the Lake Street Station was one of six carhouses used by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company (TCRT) streetcar system that served Minneapolis and St. Paul. At its peak in 1920, TCRT had nearly 530 miles of track and 1,021 streetcars . . . — — Map (db m134460) HM
On E. Lake Street west of Hiawatha Avenue (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west.
In 1911, Axel Anderson established his lunchroom to serve railroad and streetcar workers employed at the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad yards, located just a few blocks to the north and at the Lake Street Station of the Twin City Rapid . . . — — Map (db m134582) HM
On E. Lake Street at 27th Avenue S., on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
In 1927, Christ Manolis purchased the candy store at the southwest corner of 27th Avenue and Lake Street. Manolis emigrated from Greece at the age of 13 as part of the Great Diaspora—the migration of hundreds of thousands of young . . . — — Map (db m134537) HM
On 27th Avenue S. at E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on 27th Avenue S.. Reported missing.
Since the 1880s, 27th Avenue and Lake Street has been a center of commercial activity. The area was linked to downtown Minneapolis in 1890 when the electric streetcar was extended down Minnehaha Avenue en route to Minnehaha Park. Its future as a . . . — — Map (db m134539) HM
On E. Lake Street at S. 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
The Lake Theater stood at 2721-23 East Lake from 1915 to the early 1960s. It was part of a group of theaters that obtained films through a "block system," rather than individual film selection. By 1926, this system alarmed the civic-minded . . . — — Map (db m135079) HM
On E. 31st Street at S. 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E. 31st Street.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church began in 1904 when a group of younger members of St. Peder's Lutheran Church, a Danish-speaking congregation, split from St. Peder's over the issue of English in Sunday school and services. The new church began . . . — — Map (db m135064) HM
On E. Lake Street east of 29th Avenue S., on the right when traveling east.
When it opened in February 1924, the East Lake branch of the Minneapolis Public Library was a vital educational center for the growing neighborhood. East Lake was one of the 13 branch libraries established under the leadership of Gratia . . . — — Map (db m135073) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue S. near E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
The story of Fire Station No. 21 begins in 1894, when fire engines were large wagons pulled by a team of horses that transported firemen and equipment. Until 1901, the station had only a "chemical engine," an extinguisher unit meant to contain the . . . — — Map (db m134487) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue near E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
Martinus Nelson built a blacksmith shop here in 1888. The smithy serviced local horses and wagons that kept area dairy farms running. Danish immigrant Christian Lauritzen took over in 1898. Business was good in the growing community, and by 1904, . . . — — Map (db m134477) HM
On Essex Street SE, on the left when traveling north.
Beginnings
The University of Minnesota created the Medical School in 1888. In 1892, classes were offered in Medical Hall (now Wulling Hall) on Pleasant Street. By the turn of the century, dentistry and pharmacy had become colleges in their . . . — — Map (db m156961) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
This 1893 map shows the system of tunnels that ran under the West Side Milling District–part of the complex waterworks that brought energy from the 50-foot drop of the falls into the mills. Water from the
river above the falls flowed through . . . — — Map (db m28081) HM
Near Godfrey Road 0.2 miles east of 46th Avenue South.
Big Water
The Mississippi River, paramount among North American rivers, along with its tributaries, forms the world's fifth largest drainage system in area – 1,244,000 square miles. The Indians called this river "Father of Waters", . . . — — Map (db m106852) HM
The CM&StP: A New Route to the West
The CM&StP Railroad's Short Line bridge across the Mississippi River, completed in 1880, was the first of three important bridges in the vicinity. In 1888, crossing at Franklin Avenue and Lake Street also . . . — — Map (db m158391) HM
On West River Parkway 0.4 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
People have long crossed the river at about this point. This was a natural fording place, used by Native Americans and also by soldiers from Fort Snelling. The first documented ferry service was provided by a Dakota Indian woman with her canoe in . . . — — Map (db m50228) HM
The Knoll (1886–1907)
The oldest University of Minnesota buildings are on the north end of campus. They were built facing an open area with a knoll. This area stretched from the Pillsbury Gate, on the corner of University Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m156840) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
When Europeans first saw the falls, the crest was well below Hennepin Island. Natural erosion caused the line of the falls to move steadily upriver at about four feet a year. By the 1850s, the cataract was approaching the upper limit of the . . . — — Map (db m28025) HM
Christ Church Lutheran was founded on 1911. This building, designed by world famous Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen, was completed in 1949. Immediately the building received international acclaim as one of the earliest examples of modernist design . . . — — Map (db m50066) HM
A Gathering Place
In a nation still gripped by the Depression, the lavish new union on the University of Minnesota campus attracted national attention. The building was much needed, but a long time in coming. Although there had been . . . — — Map (db m156834) HM
On West 42nd Street west of West Lake Harriet Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
For 74 years this transit railway carried passengers to downtown jobs, to University of Minnesota classes, and to picnics and concerts on the shores of Lake Harriet.
Steam passenger trains of the Minneapolis, Lyndale & Minnetonka Railway first . . . — — Map (db m38850) HM
On Church Street SE at Pillsbury Drive SE, on the right when traveling south on Church Street SE.
Scholarship and Public Service
Not long after the University of Minnesota first opened its doors, it began offering courses for part-time students. By 1884, adults in the community could study literature and language, biology, physical and . . . — — Map (db m156787) HM
On Grant Street / 2nd Avenue south of 12th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Eagles installed on the Convention Center Plaza are artifacts removed from the 1927 era Auditorium which was located on the nearby site now occupied by the new Minneapolis Convention Center. The old Auditorium was bounded by Grant Street on . . . — — Map (db m91399) HM
Near Southeast Main Street south of Merriam Street, on the right when traveling south.
By 1860 St. Anthony had become a favorite summer resort for wealthy southerners who traveled on steamboats up the Mississippi. Often they and their black slaves stayed at the Winslow House. One such slave was Eliza Winston. Slavery was illegal in . . . — — Map (db m42714) HM
On Stevens Avenue at East 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Stevens Avenue.
Did you know that 'Washburn Fair Oaks' was originally the name of the mansion that once stood here?
One of the largest homes in Minneapolis in the 1880s, it was built by William D. Washburn. His brother Cadwallader Washburn founded the . . . — — Map (db m156784) HM
Near 6th Avenue SE just south of SE Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
This was the site from which Father Louis Hennepin, the Franciscan Priest, first viewed the Falls of St. Anthony in June of 1680. He named the falls after his patron saint St. Anthony of Padua.
The famous waterfall was responsible for the birth . . . — — Map (db m21030) HM
On 12th Street / 4th Avenue at 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street / 4th Avenue.
John H. Field · O.L. Loberg · Dr. F. Moody
S.A. Nelson · Oliver Prestholdt
Dr. Ivar Sivertsen · Dr. C.O. Solberg
J.S. Strate · E. H. Sund · Dr. A.C. Tingdale
R. T. Tingdale · Christian Wangaard
Founders . . . — — Map (db m91375) HM
February 16th 1942 Midway, Tulagi, Makin; February 1st 1944 Russell Islands, New Georgia, Bouganville. Guadacanal-In Memory and Honor of the 8,078 men of the four Marine Raider battalions who fought in World War II, 892 of whom died in battle, 2420 . . . — — Map (db m107342) WM
In memoriam to the 3298 men of the Fourth Marine Division of WW II who fell in battle, the 14424 wounded in action and those of us who have joined them. Semper Fidels
Roi Namur Marshall Is. 2-1-1944; Saipan Marianas Is. 6-15-1944; Iwo Jima . . . — — Map (db m107345) WM
On Southeast Main Street just east of Southeast 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
A young Pennsylvanian won the race to grab land at the Falls of St. Anthony after the area was opened to settlement in 1838. Franklin Steele, the sutler (civilian storekeeper) at Fort Snelling, staked his claim in a moonlight caper that beat out the . . . — — Map (db m155490) HM
Near 42nd Street West at West Lake Harriet Parkway.
The continental glaciers spreading over Minnesota during the great ice ages brought vast quantities of rock material from the north to be dumped indiscriminately during the recession of the ice. Old river valleys were filled and belts of . . . — — Map (db m37863) HM
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive near Godfrey Road.
Near Fort Snelling, 10,000 years ago, melt water from the Wisconsin glacier was discharged through the Mississippi River and plunged over a ledge of Platteville limestone into a gorge cut chiefly in the white St. Peter sandstone. The . . . — — Map (db m40765) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Planted April 27 1932
This tablet placed
Americanization Day
April 27 1934
By Halvarson-Bowers Aux' 187
Veterans of Foreign Wars — — Map (db m17227) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
[In Swedish and English, English version follows]:
Oh God, who rulest fate of nations,
Almighty thou in every land;
Who holdest life and deaths privations.
Within the hollow of thy hand,
Whatever punishment thou wieldest
For . . . — — Map (db m17235) HM
Near West Lake Harriet Boulevard at William Berry Parkway and West Lake Harriet Blvd..
Do you know how many bandshells have been built at Lake Harriet? Five, each built with a distinct style and features.
1888: The first bandshell was constructed by
the Minneapolis Street Railway Company on their property near the rail line. . . . — — Map (db m86816) HM
On E. Lake Street at Hiawatha Avenue (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west on E. Lake Street.
Early area survey maps from 1839 show a trail roughly corresponding to present-day Minnehaha Avenue running between Fort Snelling and the Falls of St. Anthony. Following the creation of the Minnesota Territory in 1849, the general alignment of this . . . — — Map (db m134546) HM
Near West River Parkway west of Portland Avenue South.
This aerial view shows the gatehouse, water power canal and adjacent mills as they appeared in 1945. They, together with similar structures on the east bank, made Minneapolis the milling capital of the nation from 1880-1930. Changes in marketing and . . . — — Map (db m27169) HM
Near Theodore Wirth Parkway just south of Glenwood Avenue.
“. . . a bit of natural growth is a source of greater delight to the true nature lover than the most beautiful and most highly cultivated garden” —Eloise Butler
Teacher and botanist Eloise Butler was the Garden's . . . — — Map (db m86830) HM
On West River Parkway 0.3 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
For Native American people, the Falls of St. Anthony was a landmark and sacred place. The river was a major highway for trade and travel. Although no Indian villages have been recorded here, oral traditions suggest frequent visits for fishing and . . . — — Map (db m43661) HM
Near Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
Built in 1850, this was the first house on the west bank of the Mississippi, located at Saint Anthony Falls near the present-day Minneapolis Post Office.
John H. Stevens received permission to occupy the site, a part of the Fort Snelling . . . — — Map (db m17264) HM
On Merriam Street east of Wilder Street, on the right when traveling east.
Nicollet Island bears the name of a French scholar and scientist who explored the headwaters of the Mississippi for the US government in 1836. Accompanied by some Ojibway friends and two hired voyageurs, Joseph Nicollet camped by the falls for . . . — — Map (db m38455) HM
On E. Lake Street at Minnehaha Avenue, on the right when traveling east on E. Lake Street.
Initially known as Centennial School, the original Longfellow School stood on the NE corner of Lake and Minnehaha between 1876 and 1919. In the early 1880s, the City of Minneapolis annexed the area, and the Minneapolis Board of Education . . . — — Map (db m135063) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Construction on the Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 North 17th Avenue, began in 1907. It is the country's first Basilica and acts as an anchoring landmark on the north side of Loring Park.
The church was planned by French architect Emmanuel . . . — — Map (db m91409) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Loring Park has 14 historically designated buildings as well as the Harmon Place Historic Auto District. Some of the designated buildings include the Minneapolis Woman's Club, the Basilica of St. Mary, the Loring Theater, the Wesley Methodist . . . — — Map (db m91408) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
The Loring Park Development District was created in 1972 to plan and underwrite high density residential and commercial building through tax increment financing. Ten blocks were demolished and redeveloped in an area roughly between the south . . . — — Map (db m91435) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
The Loring Park neighborhood is home to one of the city's oldest neighborhood organizations. In 1972, neighbors banded together in a successful fight to prevent the demolition of the historic 1906 Loring Park Shelter Building. Forming the . . . — — Map (db m91436) HM
On Grant Street west of Nicollet Mall, on the right when traveling west.
Surveys conducted in the early 19th Century identified several significant geological features of the area now known as the Loring Park neighborhood. One was "The Devil's Backbone," a long ridge located about one mile south of the Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m91406) HM
Near 6th Avenue Southeast just south of Southeast Main Street.
Did you know that this park began as a power plant easement? A local amateur historian, Lucy Wilder Morris, convinced the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company to grant an easement for a small park here in 1924. Lucy's interest in local . . . — — Map (db m155469) HM
On Southeast Main Street 0.1 miles west of Southeast 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The village of St. Anthony was platted in 1849, and by 1855 a number of frame buildings stood along Main Street. In that year brothers Moses and Rufus Upton constructed a fine business block from locally made brick and opened a store on the ground . . . — — Map (db m155483) HM
Near 6th Avenue Southeast west of Southeast Main Street.
Here You Are Here, by the only natural waterfalls on the Mississippi River, the town of St. Anthony Falls got its start in the 1850s. The falls, considered sacred by the Native Americans who once called this area home, powered the mills that . . . — — Map (db m155548) HM
By the 1960s, generations of heavy use had taken a toll on the houses. Fewer families remained. Many homes became rental properties for students and artists. As front porches were enclosed and deteriorated brick was covered with stucco, the area's . . . — — Map (db m151471) HM
On Lake Street west of Minnehaha Avenue E, on the right when traveling west.
For nearly 100 years, this site was the location of a farm implements production facility. In 1873, a group of businessmen that included Dorilus Morrison, Minneapolis' first mayor, established Minneapolis Harvester Works. In 1880, the plant employed . . . — — Map (db m156974) HM
On Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
Milwaukee Road station agents affectionately referred to the quaint little Minnehaha Depot as "the Princess." Its delicate gingerbread architecture is reminiscent of the Victorian era when ladies in bustles and gentlemen in high collars traveled . . . — — Map (db m17233) HM
On West River Parkway 0.1 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
The square seven-story building with a sloping mansard roof at First Street and Fifth Avenue was built in 1879 as the Crown Roller Mill. It was then one of the largest and most modern flour mills at the falls, although its daily capacity of 2,400 . . . — — Map (db m43004) HM
On Wilder Street just south of East Hennepin Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Nicollet Island Pavilion building was built in 1893 as the William Bros. Boiler Works. The Nicollet Island Inn was built the same year as the Island Sash and Door Company. Nearby was the large Island Power Building which was torn down in 1937. . . . — — Map (db m99665) HM
On East River Parkway north of Delaware Street SE, on the left when traveling north.
From time immemorial, Indians, Traders and Explorers
among whom were Hennepin and Carver have used the
Mississippi river as a highway of travel, unloading
their canoes at the bend just below here. They
plodded up the portage trail across what is . . . — — Map (db m140044) HM
Near Scholars Walk 0.1 miles west of Church Street SE, on the right when traveling west.
Founding Principles
The University of Minnesota was chartered in 1851 on the principle of broad access to education. Yet, for much of the University's history the advantages of higher education were out of reach for many. Economic, . . . — — Map (db m156522) HM
On Kenwood Parkway at West Lake of the Isles Parkway, in the median on Kenwood Parkway.
Given to the people of Minneapolis in 1891 by F.H. Peavey as a drinking fountain for horses. This monument was rededicated as a memorial to the horses of the 151st Field Artillery Minnesota National Guard killed in action in the First World War. — — Map (db m76192) HM WM
A natural spring flows from the rock at the base of Hennepin Bluff below this spot. According to tradition the iron-red mud at the spring provided pigment for Native Americans. White settlers of the 1850s believed the water had medicinal qualities. . . . — — Map (db m21033) HM
On Main Street SE 0.2 miles south of Central Avenue SE, on the right when traveling west.
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or illustrating
the History of the United States
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m95383) HM
For untold generations of Indian people the Mississippi River was an important canoe route. To pass around the falls, the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibway (Chippewa) used a well-established portage trail. Starting at a landing below the site now occupied . . . — — Map (db m21032) HM
On Southeast Main Street west of Southeast 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
During the nineteenth century, mills at the falls were driven directly by waterpower. Sawmills were often on platforms built out over the river, where water drove machinery through systems of shafts, gears, and belts. In the flour mills, water was . . . — — Map (db m155494) HM
Near South Minnehaha Park Drive near Godfrey Road.
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Governor Karl Rolvaag enjoy the spray from Minnehaha Falls. On that day in 1964, however, Minneapolis was experiencing a drought. In order to create the beautiful display of the falls . . . — — Map (db m41153) HM
On Bank Street Southeast at Ortman Street Southeast on Bank Street Southeast.
The University of Minnesota's first building, a preparatory school, was located on this site from 1851 until the University moved to its present location in 1855.
When the city of Minneapolis acquired the land for a park in 1903, it was . . . — — Map (db m37825) HM
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