On Upper Buford Circle, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Gortner Avenue at Folwell Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Gortner Avenue.
1. Harry Snyder, world-renowned cereal chemist, studied nutrition and flours from new wheat varieties
2. Pitting plums at Excelsior Fruit Breeding Station, 1914
3. Locations of research and outreach centers
4. . . . — — Map (db m308337) HM
On Snelling Avenue north of Hoyt Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
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
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
University of Minnesota
B.S. Forestry 1937
M.S. Plant Pathology 1941
Ph.D. Plant Pathology 1942
"If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no . . . — — Map (db m314434) HM
On Buford Avenue at Gortner Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Buford Avenue.
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
On Cosgrove Street at Randall Avenue on Cosgrove Street.
Architecture and History
The Fine Arts Center, constructed as the Dairy Building in 1907, was initially used to showcase prize-winning dairy products. The building and its sister structure the Poultry Building (now the Progress Center, also . . . — — Map (db m314437) HM
On Lower Buford Circle north of Buford Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Upper Buford Circle north of Buford Circle, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Hoyt Avenue W. west of Snelling Avenue (Minnesota Highway 51), on the left when traveling west.
Minnesota's rich heritage of innovation, artistry, heroism, achievement and history.
We're just getting started.
There are many more Minnesota stories to add. Please contact us with your ideas at [email protected]. . . . — — Map (db m308427) HM
Near Hoyt Avenue west of Snelling Avenue (Minnesota Highway 51), on the left when traveling west.
Minnesota's rich heritage of innovation, artistry, heroism, achievement and history.
We're just getting started.
There are many more Minnesota stories to add. Please contact us with your ideas at [email protected]. . . . — — Map (db m309797) HM
Near Murphy Avenue at Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west.
Minnesota's rich heritage of innovation, artistry, heroism, achievement and history.
We're just getting started.
There are many more Minnesota stories to add. Please contact us with your ideas at [email protected]. . . . — — Map (db m312196) HM
On Fitch Avenue at Gortner Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Fitch Avenue.
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
On Buford Avenue near Eckles Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Gortner Avenue south of Fitch Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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
Near Carter Avenue at Cleveland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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
