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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Adjacent to Ramsey County, Minnesota
▶ Anoka County (19) ▶ Dakota County (38) ▶ Hennepin County (157) ▶ Washington County (57)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | Just across the road and creek from this marker was the site of the first commercial grist mill built in the region now named Minnesota. Constructed in 1844 – five years before the birth of Minnesota Territory – the water-powered, flour . . . — — Map (db m45528) HM |
| | Looking at this preserve it is hard to imagine the shrill sounds, bustling Shops, and iron horses built and maintained here well over 100 years ago.
Native Americans traveled through and used this landscape for thousands of years before . . . — — Map (db m137697) HM |
| | You are standing at the turntable of the St. Paul & Duluth Roundhouse.
Round and Round They Go
A roundhouse, or engine house, is named for its distinctive shape and used for repairing and storing locomotives. Turntables allowed for efficient . . . — — Map (db m137787) HM |
| | Lake Phalen has long been a magnet for people looking for a place to gather and connect with nature. As early as 1879, the Phalen Chain of Lakes was advertised as a resort area with excellent boating, fishing and hunting opportunities. The park was . . . — — Map (db m135563) HM |
| | The intersection of Phalen Creek and the Frost Avenue Bridge is indicative of constructed change for social, economic, and recreational activity over the years. The waterways in this area that connect Gervais Lake, Keller Lake, and Lake Phalen have . . . — — Map (db m135839) HM |
| | This landscape has changed many times over the 12,000 years since the glaciers. A thousand years after the glaciers retreated spruce forests dominated, with mastodons and other mega fauna common.
As time passed the climate warmed drying the . . . — — Map (db m138004) HM |
| | Minnesota has some of the most interesting geological history found anywhere on Earth. Depending on where you stand in the state you can see rock formed 3.6 billion years ago and then exposed during the last ice age.
The bedrock soils beneath . . . — — Map (db m137788) HM |
| | This waterfall was originally constructed in the 1950's as a way to replenish the receding water level in Lake Phalen. Water was drawn from a well at the top of the falls which then flowed over a stone wall into the lake. Operation of the waterfall . . . — — Map (db m135561) HM |
| | Established in 1893 on the grounds of the county almshouse and poor farm, the Ramsey County Cemetery was a "Potter's Field" for indigent persons, the homeless, and patients at Ancker Hospital who died without friends or relatives to pay funeral . . . — — Map (db m137610) HM |
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The central element in this sculpture composition is a spiral. Its 46 elements represent the 46 years of Roy Wilkins' dedicated leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in its fight for social and . . . — — Map (db m79419) HM |
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This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m76696) HM |
| | 3M was located on Saint Paul's East Side for almost 100 years and the company was headquartered here until 1962. As you travel through the site of 3M's historic campus, you will encounter a series of illustrated panels that recall the company and . . . — — Map (db m151068) HM |
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3M Engages the Community
"By contributing to, and participating in civic projects, 3M and 3Mployes have helped to strengthen the bond of community relationship. The unique characteristic of 3M's contribution to the many communities of which . . . — — Map (db m151230) HM |
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In July 1941, 3M had 3,133 employees spread among 4 plants and 13 branches and warehouses. There were 1,639 employees in the Saint Paul factory, 372 in the Saint Paul office, and 143 in the Saint Paul research labs. At the end of the war in . . . — — Map (db m151231) HM |
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3M Tapes
Many 3M products were put to new uses and others were developed as part of the war effort.
Over 100 different types of "Scotch" tapes were developed and manufactured to assist war production. They were used for sealing, . . . — — Map (db m151232) HM |
| | Meet a 3Mer and you will often find that he or she has family members who also work at 3M, part of a long 3M tradition.
Otto Meissner was a prime example. Living at 668 Greenbrier, he did not have far to go when he started work in the abrasives . . . — — Map (db m151244) HM |
| | 3M Innovations in Abrasives Products
Abrasives: The Sandpaper Story
3M began manufacturing a single product, abrasive sandpaper, in 1905 at a plant in Duluth. Sandpaper was still the only product when the company relocated to Saint Paul in . . . — — Map (db m151246) HM |
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Entering his 21st season in professional baseball and his 11th season with the organization after being named to his current position on April 15, 2002. Al is responsible for assisting David Dombrowski with the day-to-day baseball operations of . . . — — Map (db m76591) HM |
| | Appointed by President Zachary Taylor in 1849, Alexander Ramsey came to Minnesota as the territory's first governor. Ramsey stayed in Minnesota for his remaining fifty-four years and, during a successful political career as a Whig and then a . . . — — Map (db m132702) HM |
| | I was impressed by the natural beauty of the spot and thought it should be secured as a park to be enjoyed by all the people of the city.
William McMurray, President, William McMurray & Co., coffee and spice dealers, St. Paul, . . . — — Map (db m151014) HM |
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Feb. 17, 1977 Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of Interior.
Oct. 24, 1978 Designated as a
Historic Preservation Site by the St. Paul City Council.
1980 Restoration begun by Sokol . . . — — Map (db m76624) HM |
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Succeeding to the lowly chapel - built of old by the river's bank - from which our fair city received its glorious name, this noble temple rises; a solemn testimony to the growth of Holy Church, a generous offering of love and gratitude to the . . . — — Map (db m79445) HM |
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To God in Unity and Trinity. The sacred, auspicious stone of this metropolitan temple, bidden to bear the name of Saint Paul, was duly laid on the second day of June, A.D. 1907.
To restore all things in Christ. — — Map (db m79448) HM |
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has been placed on the National
Register of Historic Places as a
National Historic Landmark
by the United States Department of Interior
Heritage Preservation Service
Founded February 21, 1852
First Pastor Rev. John G. . . . — — Map (db m79344) HM |
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"I used to imagine myself with wings on which I could swoop down off our roof into the valley, soaring through the air from one river bank to another."
"The accumulation of knowledge, the discoveries of science, the products of technology, . . . — — Map (db m79393) HM |
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"Blessed be the Lord, for He has wondrously shown His steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city." Psalm 31:21
Here in the center of the clamorous city, providing an oasis of solace, silence, mystery and artistry, is . . . — — Map (db m79343) HM |
| | Creating the Park
Saint Paul set aside land for parks as early as 1849 but did little to develop these areas because green space was plentiful and accessible in the small metropolis. As the population grew, however, creating parks became a . . . — — Map (db m130809) HM |
| | Setting the Cornerstone, Building 21
President William L. McKnight, accompanied by chief engineer E. M. Johnson, supervised the installation of the cornerstone in October 1939.
The mason worked for the William Murphy and Son Construction . . . — — Map (db m151373) HM |
| | Early Years in Saint Paul
When the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company relocated from Duluth to Saint Paul in 1910, all of the company offices and manufacturing operations were housed in one small building on Forest Street by the . . . — — Map (db m151389) HM |
| | Tatanka Oyate Makoce
Land of the Buffalo People
[river valley map]
The Minnesota and Mississippi River Valleys have been home to the Dakota for hundreds of years, and the existence of our ancestors was sustained by their . . . — — Map (db m46170) HM |
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Cass Gilbert
Architect — — Map (db m76627) HM |
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F. Scott Fitzgerald House
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historical Sites Act of August 21st 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m7144) HM |
| | Fountain Cave, a landmark known as early as 1811, was named for the sparkling creek that flowed from its mouth and continued some 375 feet through a ravine to join the Mississippi River about 140 feet downstream from this marker. The cave attracted . . . — — Map (db m42305) HM |
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In recognition of the innovation and dedication of the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the Saint Paul Fire Department hereby recommissions this station, home of the EMS Academy, as Freedom House Station 51. Freedom House Ambulance Service of . . . — — Map (db m76666) HM |
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C. H. Johnston, Sr.
Architect — — Map (db m76693) HM |
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[Front]
From the land of sky blue waters
[Hamm’s Beer slogan]
[Back]
The Hamm’s Bear started in one of the twentieth century’s greatest advertising campaigns and has long been known as Minnesota’s most famous brand icon. . . . — — Map (db m76620) HM |
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While teaching and coaching high school basketball, he began his scouting career in 1966 as an Associate Scout for the Cincinnati area under Paul Snider. Cronin became a part-time Scout for three state areas in 1980 and scouted and signed . . . — — Map (db m76601) HM |
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[1.] We entered a strange wilderness
[2.] We camped among Indian Nations
[3.] We trapped the land’s abundance
[4.] We labored with the Earth
[5.] We bridged great distances
[6.] Now we remember the . . . — — Map (db m76727) HM |
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[Major accomplishments on statue base]
Vice President · U.S. Senator · Mayor
Peace Corps · Civil Rights
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
[Adjoining panels read]
Mayor, City of Minneapolis 1945-1948
United States Senator
1949-1964, . . . — — Map (db m79385) HM |
| | Cast Iron • Rotation Speed 100 RPM
Weight 15 Tons • 4,500 Horsepower
This is one of four turbines Ford Motor Company installed 1924 at the hydro electric plant located below this lookout. The turbines were replaced between 1992 . . . — — Map (db m46518) HM |
| | "I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow..." Jeremiah 31:13
With native stone and rock gathered from Civilian Conservation Corps camps in all states of the union, with stones from the . . . — — Map (db m156422) HM |
| | Pioneer land developer John Irvine established the Upper Landing for steamboats where Chestnut Street meets the Mississippi River. In 1849 he deeded this square to the village of Saint Paul as a public park. Its earliest use as public grazing land . . . — — Map (db m134630) HM |
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In memory of
the first Swedish settler
in Minnesota
Jacob Fahlstrom
Fur Trader – Mail Carrier
Missionary
1793 – 1857
who farmed in this
region before 1838
Erected and dedicated by the
Minnesota Swedish Pioneer . . . — — Map (db m76665) HM |
| | James J. Hill
"Most men who have really lived here have had, in some shape, their great adventure. This railway is mine," wrote James J. Hill to the Great Northern Railway employees upon his retirement in 1912. Throughout his long working . . . — — Map (db m31496) HM |
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Born in Taylor, Texas and a graduate of Texas A&M University with high honors, Ken Stauffer began his long career in baseball as a teacher and coach in Brenham, Texas serving as the Junior High Coordinator of Athletics and Assistant Varsity . . . — — Map (db m76595) HM |
| | Since the advent of steamboats in 1812, this landing has served as a tie-up location for countless numbers of commercial river vessels, from paddle-wheelers to tugs. From here, thousands of barges can be seen passing by each year, quietly ferrying . . . — — Map (db m44376) HM |
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Erected through popular subscription
Sponsored by the
Minnesota Leif Erikson Monument
Association, Inc.
Presented to the
State of Minnesota
during its territorial centennial
October 9, 1949
Designed & executed by
John Karl . . . — — Map (db m79383) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136150) HM |
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Marti Wolever got his start in professional baseball when he was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th Round of the 1975 Amateur Draft. Wolever played Minor League baseball until 1978 when he returned to college to finish his degree. . . . — — Map (db m76599) HM |
| | The Meeker Island Lock and Dam was the first lock and dam constructed on the Mississippi River between 1899 and 1907. The lock was in operation for 5 years, closing in 1912. The dam was then demolished. However, in low water conditions the 334 foot . . . — — Map (db m131185) HM |
| | This gorge from the Falls of St. Anthony to St. Paul has become a classic spot to the geographer and geologist. It represents more concisely than any other river valley in America the difference in a gorge made in the morning of the earth's . . . — — Map (db m157260) HM |
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Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Architect — — Map (db m76695) HM |
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Phil Rizzo got his first taste of professional baseball at the tender age of 19, signing his first contract out of high school. Rizzo spent eight years playing Minor League ball before making the transition into Scouting.
Rizzo's Scouting . . . — — Map (db m76600) HM |
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1889
Designed by Chicago architect Solon Spencer Beman and erected by the George J. Grant Construction Company to house Minnesota's first newspaper, the St Paul Pioneer Press, the Pioneer Building was the first 12-story skyscraper in St. . . . — — Map (db m71845) HM |
| | The scene of circuses, celebrations, and concerts, and seven years older than New York's famous Central Park, this land was designated a "public square" in 1849 by John R. Irvine, a territorial pioneer, and Henry M. Rice, territorial delegate . . . — — Map (db m42269) HM |
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[Title is text] — — Map (db m76697) HM |
| | This is one of the most charming woodland possessions of the city.
Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1902
Shadow Falls are hidden in a deep ravine north of Summit Avenue, where Shadow Falls Creek . . . — — Map (db m157142) HM |
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On November 3, 1851, four Sisters
arrived in St. Paul from Carondelet,
Missouri. Their ministry began in
education and evolved to include health
care, social services and spirituality. In
the first 150 years more than 2600
Sisters . . . — — Map (db m76692) HM |
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Originated by Sister Carmela Hanggi
Principal, Cathedral School
Dedicated June 6th, 1973
to all School Patrol members
in Minnesota since 1921 — — Map (db m79453) HM |
| | 1856: The First Jewish Congregation in Minnesota
Mount Zion Hebrew Association was founded in 1856 by eight German Jewish families who came up the Mississippi from St. Louis. Joseph Ullman and Isidor Rose were in the fur business. Other . . . — — Map (db m134145) HM |
| | St. Joseph's Academy, the oldest Catholic educational institution in Minnesota, was founded in 1851 by four Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, two hundred years after the order's founding in Le Puy, France. Leaving the mother house in St. Louis at . . . — — Map (db m134907) HM |
| | To perpetuate the memory of the Union Soldiers and Sailors of the War of 1861 — 1865 · Their patriotism inspired unquestioning devotion · Their valor was attested on hard-won battlefields · Their suffering and sacrifice exalted the . . . — — Map (db m32893) HM |
| | From Horse Car to Streetcar
The Saint Paul City Railway used horse cars for its first route in 1872, but horses were expensive to feed and susceptible to disease and injury. As an alternative, the company tried cable cars in 1888, but an . . . — — Map (db m130807) HM |
| | This park was originally the site of the Carpenter's Hotel, a towering wooden structure of the late 1850s, that sat on the east corner of the triangular lot defined by Summit Avenue, Ramsey Hill and the river bluff. The Victorian building featured a . . . — — Map (db m41942) HM |
| | This area has long been a meeting place of people and ideas. In the 1850s two major overland routes converged just a few blocks from here. By the 1880s the district was a bustling residential area for both the wealthy and the immigrant. Today the . . . — — Map (db m35598) HM |
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Terry Reynolds was named Senior Director of Professional and Global Scouting in December 2010 after having served four years as the Head of Player Development. He joined the organization in January 2004, when he was hired as Director of Amateur . . . — — Map (db m76594) HM |
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Bishop of the Methodist Church in Ohio who donated a substantial portion of his estate in 1854 for the establishment of Hamline University with the following prayer: O Lord, render me cheerful in giving, happy in the hopes of doing good, and . . . — — Map (db m65933) HM |
| | St. Paul Downtown Airport (Holman Field) was constructed in 1926 to provide the city with air service and to facilitate the U.S. Post Office's contract airmail delivery. This airway beacon and others like it defined the airway corridor (usually 10 . . . — — Map (db m151067) HM |
| | The Hill Reference Library opened in 1921 as a living gift to the people of Saint Paul from railroad pioneer James J. Hill. By building the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental line to Seattle in 1893, Hill played a central role in the settling . . . — — Map (db m42267) HM |
| | From Europe to America
Both concrete and steel were becoming more available for bridge construction in the late nineteenth century. This inspired designs for systems of steel reinforcing to produce longer concrete spans. Austrian engineer . . . — — Map (db m130808) HM |
| | In 1890, architect Stanford White gave the commission for The New York Life Eagle to Augustus Saint-Gaudens on behalf of The New York Life Insurance Company. Augustus sketched its conceptual form and the sculpture was carved in marble by his brother . . . — — Map (db m41946) HM |
| | Painting the Land
Britain's Industrial Revolution created gritty urban centers by the late eighteenth century. Nostalgia for the countryside and an increasing appreciation for nature gave rise to the "Picturesque" aesthetic, a term derived . . . — — Map (db m131041) HM |
| | More than 100 years ago, the famed Red River Ox Cart Trail passed along here, following closely the route of St. Anthony Avenue into St. Paul. The trail began as two early traces -- the East Plains Trail and the Woods Trail -- far to the north at . . . — — Map (db m160140) HM |
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In the year 1841
The Reverend Lucien Galtier
erected near this site
the Chapel of Saint Paul
from which this city
derived its name
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In 1841 and in the month of . . . — — Map (db m76689) HM |
| | On September 7, 1882, the Saint Paul Common Council passed a resolution "to establish and maintain a free public library and reading room." As a result, Saint Paul's first public library opened on the second floor of Ingersoll Hall, Kellogg . . . — — Map (db m42268) HM |
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Largely regarded as the most successful Scout in baseball history, Greenwade was responsible for signing New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle, and also played a significant role in persuading the Brooklyn Dodgers to pursue Jackie Robinson. . . . — — Map (db m76597) HM |
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Charles S. Frost
Architect — — Map (db m76699) HM |
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The Frogtown neighborhood developed in the late 19th Century as residents spilled over from the adjacent downtown area. Many of these early residents worked in the growing railroad industry or at the Saint Paul Foundry, which operated through . . . — — Map (db m79454) HM |
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Union Depot Station is an important and unique multi-modal link to the greater metropolitan area and beyond. St. Paul Union Depot Company founders built the original Union Depot in 1881. One of America’s great rail stations from the early 20th . . . — — Map (db m76726) HM |
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The Frogtown and Rondo community that surround Victoria Street Station are rich in history and culture, elements of which live on today.
The historic Rondo neighborhood was heavily influenced by the railroad industry. There was a time when a . . . — — Map (db m79456) HM |
| | 3M constantly improved its machinery and technology to develop, produce, and sell its products. Nonetheless, it was dependent on its people to get the job done. Some of these jobs no longer exist or have been completely automated.
Mineral . . . — — Map (db m151237) HM |
| | The Mississippi River’s many islands are well known to navigators, and
the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps,
and forts have made
them significant in Minnesota’s past. Lt. Zebulon Pike
chose this island, later . . . — — Map (db m83127) HM |
| | The summer of 1971 marked the centennial anniversary of the original townsite plat of White Bear Lake. During the 1860's officials of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad purchased the land which was to become the nucleus of the village of . . . — — Map (db m134931) HM |
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