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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ramsey County, Minnesota

 
Clickable Map of Ramsey County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Ramsey County, MN (169) Anoka County, MN (26) Dakota County, MN (60) Hennepin County, MN (305) Washington County, MN (71)  RamseyCounty(169) Ramsey County (169)  AnokaCounty(26) Anoka County (26)  DakotaCounty(60) Dakota County (60)  HennepinCounty(305) Hennepin County (305)  WashingtonCounty(71) Washington County (71)
Saint Paul is the county seat for Ramsey County
Adjacent to Ramsey County, Minnesota
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1 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — A Century in the Sky
From this location, you would look east down a dirt runway and open fields, viewing aviation pioneers... Sept. 26, 1920: Capt. Ray S. Miller of the Minnesota National Guard piloted a Curtiss Oriole biplane from Curtiss Field. This . . . Map (db m180507) HM
2 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Curtiss Northwest Airport – Serving the Area
Curtiss Northwest Airport – In 1919, Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues were two-lane, unpaved roads in then – Rose Township. In the 1920's, enthusiasm for aviation grew at Curtiss Northwest Airport. The airfield served many purposes including . . . Map (db m180457) HM
3 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Curtiss Northwest Airport and its Fliers
Curtiss Northwest Airport – In 1919, Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues were two-lane, unpaved roads in what was then Rose Township. The southeast corner of the intersection had most recently been a farm field. But now it became home to the first . . . Map (db m180405) HM
4 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Agricultural Excellence — Norman Borlaug and Eldon Siehl
Both Norman Borlaug and Eldon Siehl believed in raising awareness about the importance of agriculture, and this garden reflects their shared passion. Borlaug was a U of M alumnus who earned three degrees here, in forestry and plant . . . Map (db m231837) HM
5 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Extending the U
Beyond the Campus Taking knowledge beyond the campus borders is a vital part of the University's land-grant mission. University of Minnesota Extension (previously Agricultural Extension) has worked diligently for more than a century to fulfill . . . Map (db m186236) HM
6 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Growing in Minnesota
Horticultural Science Minnesota's cold winters and short, hot summers can be a challenge for growers. The University of Minnesota's leadership in developing cold-hardy fruits, flowers, and vegetables goes back to the 1870s. By 1910, the . . . Map (db m186384) HM
7 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Old Anatomy Building — 1901 - 2011
Original facility housing the Division of Veterinary Medicine in the College of Agriculture. Contained laboratories, classrooms, animal wards, office and a unique circular operating room with a conical roof, which became known as the "Round Room"
Map (db m186662) HM
8 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — The Goldstein Legacy
Art in Everyday Life For almost 40 years, ending with their retirement in 1949, sisters Harriet and Vetta Goldstein were dominant figures in design education at the University and nationally. Their research and teaching on design principles . . . Map (db m186330) HM
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9 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — The St. Paul Campus
Land-Grant Heritage
In 1862, Congress passed the Morill Land-Grant Act, which granted land so that each state could endow a college with "branches of learning related to agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military science." In 1868, the . . . Map (db m186898) HM
10 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights — Veterinary Medicine
History of Veterinary Medicine
When the School of Agriculture opened in 1888 at the University of Minnesota campus in St. Paul, it offered high school age students a two-year practical course in animal husbandry, feeding, farm hygiene, . . . Map (db m187497) HM
11 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Falcon Heights, Saint Anthony Park — World War I Memorial Grove
Dedicated in honor and memory of those who died in service 1914 • World War • 1918 Jay Patterson Voak · Richard Willard Moody · Eliot Dwight Clague · Arthur Henry Laubach · Harry Edgar Clarke · Robert McCaughin Fischer · John Jay . . . Map (db m186435) WM
12 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Little Canada — Gervais Grist Mill
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
13 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — A History of Change
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
14 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Building the "Skally"
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
15 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Destination Lake Phalen
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
16 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Frost Avenue — Gateway to Gladstone — Transportation • Economy • Community • Recreation —
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
17 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Gladstone Savanna's Natural History
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
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18 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — History in Depth
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
19 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Ramsey County Cemetery
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
20 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — The Shops at Gladstone
The Gladstone Shops were completed in 1888 at over one quarter of a million dollars. An orderly array of rail lines marched across the site paralleling fuel and raw material sheds, maintenance shops, a well, 1800 feet of sewer and a 100-foot . . . Map (db m212610) HM
21 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood — Water: A Well Needed Resource
The well at the Gladstone Shops was crucial for site operation. The Shops used between 80,000 and 100,000 gallons of water per day. Without water the Shops and the locomotives they built and maintained would have come to a standstill. Water was used . . . Map (db m212724) HM
22 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Maplewood, Payne - Phalen — Phalen Regional Park Waterfall
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 . . . Map (db m135561) HM
23 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Battle Creek — Battle Creek Regional Park
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. . . . Map (db m241223) HM
24 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — Cathedral of Saint Paul — 1841 - 1907
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 . . . Map (db m79445) HM
25 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — Cathedral of Saint Paul Cornerstone
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
26 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — F. Scott Fitzgerald Birthplace — Friends of Libraries U.S.A. — Literary Landmarks Register —
481 Laurel Avenue, the birthplace on September 24, 1896, of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is internationally renowned for such works as The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night and This Side of Paradise, is designated a . . . Map (db m230616) HM
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27 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — F. Scott Fitzgerald House
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
28 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — James J. Hill / The James J. Hill House
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 m231549) HM
29 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — McQuillan Park
A longtime resident of the Hill District, Arthur J. McQuillan (1896-1954) was widely known as the "Mayor of Selby Avenue" for the many social, political, and civic causes he supported. During the 1940s, his plumbing and heating firm, McQuillan . . . Map (db m212846) HM
30 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — Site of First School Patrol Crossing in the World — February 17th, 1921
Originated by Sister Carmela Hanggi Principal, Cathedral School Dedicated June 6th, 1973 to all School Patrol members in Minnesota since 1921Map (db m79453) HM
31 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — St. Joseph's Academy
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
32 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — St. Paul Civil War Memorial
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 glorious . . . Map (db m231550) WM
33 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — Summit–Selby Neighborhood
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
34 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Cathedral Hill — Thomas Cochran Park
The area comprising this park was, for more than 40 years, used as a playground by the children of this neighborhood. It was presented to the City of St. Paul in 1923 by Emilie B. Cochran in memory of her husband, Thomas Cochran, who came to St. . . . Map (db m232309) HM
35 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Giants populate the earth
In the moist, rich soils of river bottoms, cottonwoods can grow to enormous sizes. Look at the circle on the ground in front of you. It represents the girth of the largest tree in Minnesota—a cottonwood in Nicollet County. It's 344 inches . . . Map (db m240444) HM
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36 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Endicott Building — 1891
Cass Gilbert ArchitectMap (db m76627) HM
37 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Hamm's Bear — From the land of sky blue waters
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. Following an idea first sketched on a restaurant napkin, in 1952 artists at the . . . Map (db m76620) HM
38 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — History of Saint Paul
[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
39 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Jacob Fahlstrom
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 Centennial . . . Map (db m76665) HM
40 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Legacy of Leadership — Anders J. Rydaker
President and CEO of District Energy St. Paul, District Cooling St. Paul and Ever-Green Energy 1993-2010. An innovative, energy visionary developed district cooling and led our conversion from coal to renewables. His quest for efficient, . . . Map (db m235409) HM
41 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church — United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 472 —
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42 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Pioneer Building
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 m234588) HM
43 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet — St. Paul Province — 150th Anniversary 1815-2001 —
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
44 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Central Core — The Reverend Lucien Galtier
In the year 1841 The Reverend Lucien Galtier erected near this site the Chapel of Saint Paul from which this city derived its name ————————— In 1841 and in the month of October I caused some logs to be cut, prepared and put . . . Map (db m76689) HM
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45 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — A Glasshouse Becomes a Reality — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
By 1913, the Park Commission realized there was no longer enough room to grow the numerous plants for Como Park. Because of this, they allocated $50 for new greenhouse blueprints. Nussbaumer's dream of a year-round display glasshouse became a . . . Map (db m242721) HM
46 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — Como Park Begins — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
In the 1840's, Charles Perry owned land around the then called "Sandy Lake". He was a farmer who grew potatoes on the land. He also renamed the lake "Como Lake" for the famous Lake Como in the Swiss-Italian Alps, his birth place. Famed . . . Map (db m243050) HM
47 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — Como Park's Early Years
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 m241849) HM
48 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — Como Zoo Today — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
Como Zoo has seen decades of improvements from new animal habitats and updated facilities to advancements in animal care. In recent years, the successful public-private partnership between Como Friends and Como Park Zoo and Conservatory has . . . Map (db m242853) HM
49 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — Sparky Show & Toby the Tortoise — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
Another visitor favorite from the 1950's era was Toby the Galapagos tortoise. Many school children rode on Toby's back during their visits to Como Zoo as he was allowed to wander throughout the Zoological Building and zoo grounds. Toby moved to . . . Map (db m243051) HM
50 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — Streetcars to Como
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 m241851) HM
51 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — The Early Years — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
Como Zoo was informally founded in 1897 with the donation of three deer to the City of Saint Paul. The City fenced in a pasture for the deer. The deer were later joined by donated zebu cattle, elk, moose and fox. In 1915, visitors driving in . . . Map (db m243038) HM
52 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — The Melan Arch
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 m241850) HM
53 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — The Picturesque Landscape
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 m241848) HM
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54 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Como Park — The Zoo Expands — Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — A Proud Heritage —
In 1936, the first major construction at Como Zoo took place through the Works Progress Administration (WPA). City architect Charles M. Bassford designed the Main Zoological Building that housed a majority of the animals at Como Zoo until the . . . Map (db m243048) HM
55 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Charles W. Holman — "Speed" — 1898–1931 —
He belonged to the heights and the heights claimed him Erected by the St. Paul Aviation Club 1932Map (db m183499) HM
56 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Holman Field — Saint Paul Downtown Airport
Named in 1932 in honor of Charles "Speed" Holman 1898-1931 Barnstormer and aerial daredevil First pilot and operations manager for Northwest Airways Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame 1988 inducteeMap (db m235953) HM
57 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Indian Mounds Park "Airway Beacon"
St Paul's Holman Field was constructed in 1926 to provide the city with air service and to facilitate the US Post Office's contract airmail delivery. This airway beacon and others like it defined the airway corridor (usually 10 miles wide) that . . . Map (db m243425) HM
58 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Northwest Airways Hangar Passenger Terminal — Constructed 1930 · Demolished 1988
Northwest Airways Hangar was the airline's first corporate headquarters expressly built for that purpose. The building helped establish the Twin Cities as Northwest's center of operations for almost 85 years. In its materials, structural . . . Map (db m234253) HM
59 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Riverside Hangars — WWII Bomber Modification Center — 1942 —
Significant engineering example of glued-laminated wood arch construction This property has been placed on the National Register of Historical Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m234013) HM
60 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Saint Paul Downtown Airport — Birthplace of Northwest Airways
Northwest Airways flight crew and maintenance staff 1930 center top row Speed Holman first pilot and operations manager for Northwest AirwaysMap (db m243312) HM
61 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Concord-Robert — Saint Paul Downtown Airport Seaplane Harbor — Operational 1929-1997 — One of the earliest seaplane bases in Twin Cities region —
A historical facsimile of the access stairs to the seaplane loading dock was constructed in the year 2009 as part of the Metropolitan Airports Commission's floodwall development project to protect the Downtown Saint Paul Airport.Map (db m232713) HM
62 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-23 — "Scotch" Tape to the Rescue of General Gray
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 . . . Map (db m232839) HM
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63 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-20 — "The Mining"
3M stands for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Except for limited efforts to extract low-grade corundum from Crystal Bay, Minnesota, for abrasives in 1904, the company has done no mining. Nonetheless, the original name remains, even . . . Map (db m181934) HM
64 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — 3M & Saint Paul — A History of the 3M Saint Paul Office and Plant — 1910-1962 —
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
65 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-13 — 3M & the Community
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
66 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-11 — 3M & World War II: The People — The People of 3M
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
67 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-12 — 3M & World War II: The Products
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
68 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — IP-6 — 3M Vision & Growth
In the Beginning an Idea
The growth of 3M from its modest beginnings in 1902 to an international corporation was due to vision and persistence.

The four company founders had a vision of mining corundum to use as an abrasive . . . Map (db m182064) HM
69 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-21 — 3M, a Family Affair
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
70 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — A time of environmental and cultural change — Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
By the 1850s, the growth of Saint Paul was altering the landscape. In the 1850s the Dakota were forced to leave, and Saint Paul's early settlers occupied the land. Immigrants established the North Star Brewery here, and . . . Map (db m231222) HM
71 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — IP-8 — Abrasives Products & Manufacturing
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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72 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-18 — Cornerstones & Time Capsules
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
73 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Creation and Development of 3M — 900 Bush Avenue: The House That Research Built
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
74 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Dakota life along Wakpa Tanka — Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
Dakota people lived along the Mississippi River — known as Wakpa Tanka— for hundreds of years. From the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s, the seasonal village of Kaposia existed in two locations downstream from here, near Pigs Eye Lake. . . . Map (db m230929) HM
75 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-24 — Explosion: 3M Response to Disaster
It was -12 degrees F. at 8:20 A.M. on February 8, 1951, when an explosion rocked the six-story Minerals Building (Building 12). It destroyed two floors, plunging them into darkness, damaged the adjacent tape packing plant, sent smoke through the . . . Map (db m175411) HM
76 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Geology of Minnesota — Indian Mounds Park
This point commands a view of one of the great water courses of North America. The stream which once filled this valley, named the River Warren, was larger than any river on the continent to-day. During the past million years, Minnesota has . . . Map (db m225300) HM
77 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-15 — Getting a Job at 3M — "I Want to Work at 3M"
Many early 3M employees, including William L. McKnight and Archibald G. Bush, had "business" training or high school training in "mechanic arts."

When William Viervering was hired in 1916 to help insure quality control, he had some . . . Map (db m175550) HM
78 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-27 — Growing a Stock
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing initially raised capital by selling stock at $1 per share in 1903. In the early years, it was essentially worthless as the company struggled. 3M paid its first quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share in 1916 and . . . Map (db m182176) HM
79 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-10 — Innovations from the Saint Paul Campus
"Thermo-Fax" "It all started with writer's cramp." When Dr. Carl S. Miller was doing research and taking hand-written notes for his doctorate in physical chemistry at the University of Minnesota, he thought there must . . . Map (db m175558) HM
80 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — IP-4 — Marketing 3M & Its Products — Creating the Image, Telling the World
3M promoted its products to a wide variety of markets and used many methods.

Industrial & Commercial Products
Salesmen were the first marketers of 3M sandpapers and "Three-M-ite" abrasive cloth. Following the lead of . . . Map (db m183136) HM
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81 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Nature and history in the Phalen Creek valley — Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
You are standing on a place that has been important to people for thousands of years. Phalen Creek and Trout Brook once flowed into a marsh here and then into the Mississippi River. American Indians lived nearby and buried their dead on the bluff . . . Map (db m230897) HM
82 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — IP-5 — People & Times: 3M & Saint Paul's East Side
Industry and Business
3M's location by the railroad tracks was bounded on the west and south by the commercial streets of Arcade and East Seventh. It was centered within a thriving urban community that mixed industry with the residential . . . Map (db m183867) HM
83 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Preserving history on the land — Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
When the land was a busy rail yard, lineal concrete pads were used for train maintenance. Most of the concrete on the site was removed to make way for restored habitat. Community members advocated for keeping five of the concrete pads to . . . Map (db m231323) HM
84 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — Remnants of a Former Rail Yard — Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary —
For nearly 100 years this land was part of a wide rail corridor that stretched along the Mississippi River and up the Trout Brook and Phalen Creek valleys. Many sets of railroad tracks and buildings — including an "unwheeling house" — existed . . . Map (db m181758) HM
85 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-22 — Scotch Brand — The Origins of "Scotch"
"Scotch" as a brand name for 3M tapes is believed to have its origins in a disgruntled auto-body painter who was using the new 3M masking tape. It was not sticking properly because it was not entirely coated with adhesive backing. He told a salesman . . . Map (db m182180) HM
86 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — SF-26 — The 3M Flagpole
The 66-foot tall steel flagpole was installed at the corner of Bush and Mendota by the administration building (Building 21) in September 1941.

On October 4, 1941, the 3M Club sponsored a flag-raising ceremony. The flag had flown over . . . Map (db m178431) HM
87 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — The 3M Story — The Evolution of 3M in Saint Paul
From One Product to Thousands 3M had its beginnings in 1902 at one small location in northern Minnesota. 3M's Saint Paul headquarters grew to become the heart of a major corporation between 1910 and 1962. Founded in 1902, Minnesota . . . Map (db m232711) HM
88 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — The Indian Mounds Park "Airway" Beacon
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
89 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — This is a Burial Place — Our Ancestors are Still Here
You are in a cemetery. It is a sacred burial ground that has been here for thousands of years. The sacred land continues beyond this location spanning the bluffs along the rivers, and throughout the region. Minisota [Mnisota] is Dakota homeland, to . . . Map (db m225430) HM
90 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Dayton's Bluff — WM-14 — Working Women at 3M — Women at Work
Women have worked at 3M since its early years and have played ever more varied and diversified roles.

In 1916, the year the company made its first profits and began to pay dividends on its stock, there were only a handful of female . . . Map (db m183164) HM
91 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — 10,000 Men Called George
"They treated us like we were part of the equipment. They thought they owned us." –Ernest Ford, porter
Post Civil War, the nation's largest employer of emancipated people was the Pullman . . . Map (db m241989) HM
92 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — From Service to Solidarity — A United Struggle for Equity and Prosperity
This artwork recognizes the labor struggles of African American railroad porters. Porters served white passengers on luxury train cars that crisscrossed America from the late-1800s to the mid-1960s. Despite racial insults, low pay and hard . . . Map (db m241990) HM
93 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — Leif Erikson — Discoverer of America — 1000 A.D. —
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
94 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — Roots in Rondo
"Porters act like brothers. If you saw a uniform, you felt like you had a friend."
–Leon Long, porter In January 1926, the local chapter of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its first meeting . . . Map (db m241249) HM
95 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — Welcome to Dale Street Station
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
96 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Frogtown — Welcome to Victoria Street Station
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
97 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Hamline - Midway — The Hamline Plaza — Bishop Leonidas L. Hamline — 1797 - 1865 —
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
98 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Highland Park — De Dakod Makoce Unkitawapi E E — This is our Dakota Land
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
99 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Highland Park — Engineering the Mississippi / Ford Motor Company
New Dam Brings Access to Ocean to Minneapolis Headline, Minneapolis Morning Tribune, July 4, 1917
Lock and Dam No. 1 Lock and Dam No. 1, also known as the Ford Dam, was one . . . Map (db m213584) HM
100 Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul, Highland Park — Hidden Falls — and Early Preservation of the Mississippi River Gorge
The river banks are more than a hundred feet in height and covered with a dense growth of primeval forest. They are very steep, often precipitous and abounding in picturesque features of jutting crags clothed with wild vines and shrubbery from . . . Map (db m227980) HM

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