The majority of employees in the Saint Paul Plant worked in the factories and received hourly pay. The company sought to offer competitive wages and working conditions comparable to other companies and factories in the area.
Before the . . . — — Map (db m175398) 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
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
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
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
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
In honor of the soldiers of the 194th Light Tank Battalion, many of whom were from Brainerd, Minnesota. On April 9, 1942, shortly after the American entry into World War II, these Minnesotans were among those stationed in the Philippines who . . . — — Map (db m292609) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m151246) HM
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. . . . — — Map (db m241223) HM
Following the loss of American elm trees in the Twin Cities to Dutch elm disease in the 1970s and '80s, thousands of green ash trees were planted in their place. An accidentally introduced insect pest, the emerald ash borer, now threatens these . . . — — Map (db m310161) HM
Frank Boyd (1881-1962) helped organize the Brotherhood of Railway Sleeping Car Porters. He fought for better wages and working conditions for union workers as well as for rights for all African-Americans. Boyd insisted on the dignity of workers, . . . — — Map (db m287081) HM
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
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
This is a replica of a Celtic cross from about 1000 A.D., believed to be the first Christian symbol erected in Norway.
It was given to Luther Seminary in 1956 by the Nordfjord Youth. — — Map (db m260067) HM
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
"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
"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
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
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
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
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
The chain of these proposed forest parks would reach from Pike Island to the high bridge, and bring the country to the very door of St. Paul "making glad the waste places."
Minneapolis Morning Tribune, January 29, . . . — — Map (db m285547) HM
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
This site once rose high above the surrounding land. Beginning in 1851, it was known as "Baptist Hill" because leading members of the First Baptist congregation chose it as the location for their first chapel. John Smith, the owner of the rest . . . — — Map (db m241471) HM
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
Dave Winfield, native of Saint Paul (Rondo Neighborhood) was born on October 3, 1951. He grew up on Carroll Avenue, and attended J.J. Hill Elementary School, Marshall Junior High School, Central High School, and the University of Minnesota, Twin . . . — — Map (db m315124) 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
As a young boy from the east side of St. Paul, Herb Brooks walked these streets dreaming of greatness. A determined hockey player and innovative coach, his accomplishments were truly unparalleled.
A man of character and principle, Coach . . . — — Map (db m288086) HM
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
The Eastside, which makes up a third of Saint Paul, is comprised of many diverse neighborhoods. The earliest were developed as part of a walking city; the later ones came with the streetcars and automobiles. The oldest homes date to the 1850s and . . . — — Map (db m232441) HM
[First panel:]
Eastside Icons - 3M & Seeger
3M, founded in 1902 on Lake Superior's North Shore as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, moved to the Eastside in 1910. The company quickly made its name in sandpaper and abrasives, ultimately . . . — — Map (db m239856) HM
In 1986, Congress designated the upper Mississippi River as a nationally significant ecosystem and navigation system, the only inland river in the United States to have such a designation. Through an Environmental Protection Program, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m260029) HM
The Mississippi River shapes the American story. From northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the river reveals 10,000 years of human history and millions of years of natural change.
The stretch of river that runs through the Twin Cities . . . — — Map (db m282535) HM
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
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
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
"Old Man River" is indeed a very old river that has changed through time. About 12,000 years ago, the glacial Lake Agassiz drained down the River Warren to create the Mississippi River. Imagine a massive, ancient waterfall cascading before you. . . . — — Map (db m259867) HM
Floodplain forests are often under water during the spring. After a flood, you can see silt still clinging to tree bark, several feet above the ground. These trees have adapted well to springtime flooding, waterlogging and burial by mud and . . . — — Map (db m285790) HM
"I'll be back to fight some more another day."
C. L. Dellums, porter
A victory for Brotherhood porters was also a victory for black families. Workplace gains on the railroad allowed many families to . . . — — Map (db m257977) 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
"Frank Rarig, Jr., served as Executive Director of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation from 1941 to 1971.
Mr. Rarig's visionary leadership and his dedication to the mission of the Foundation, as set forth in the wills of the Wilder family, . . . — — Map (db m287605) HM
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
"To whom much is given, much will be required." Luke 12:48
Frey Hall is named in recognition of Mary and Gene Frey's transformational gift made in 2021. Their goal was to provide room and board assistance to Tommies in . . . — — Map (db m315374) HM
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
From this site at the turn of the twentieth century, one could inventory the wholesaling and manufacturing businesses that were the lifeblood of Lowertown. Dry goods wholesalers, shoe manufactures, and makers of fur clothing chose a Lowertown . . . — — Map (db m241220) HM
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
George Latimer was a beloved mayor of Saint Paul from 1976 to 1990 and a passionate advocate for the city and its residents.
He was elected chair emeritus of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library in 2012. — — Map (db m200550) HM
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 Minnesotaa cottonwood in Nicollet County. It's 344 inches . . . — — Map (db m240444) HM
In 1897, the Minnesota Legislature established the State Hospital for Indigent Crippled and Deformed Children. It marked the first time in the nation public funds were given for a hospital dedicated solely to the care of children with disabilities . . . — — Map (db m207672) HM
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
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
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
The Hamm's Bear starred 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
Dedicated to Hans O. Nyman, president of District Energy St. Paul, whose vision, optimism and leadership have made lasting contributions to energy conservation and environmental quality through district heating and cooling. — — Map (db m259227) HM
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 several . . . — — Map (db m76601) HM
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
United States
Republic of South Korea
Republic of South Africa
Philippines
New Zealand
Greece
Thailand
Ethiopia
France
Sweden
Denmark
India
Norway
Italy
United Kingdom
Luxembourg . . . — — Map (db m302256) HM
Rondo Avenue (18651966) was a thoroughfare than ran approximately two miles from Rice Street on the east to Lexington Avenue on the west. For that 101 year period, Rondo has been home to Germans, Irish, Jews and then Blacks. But the namesake of . . . — — Map (db m232894) HM
[1.] We entered a strange wilderness
[2.] We camped among Indian Nations
[3.] We trapped the lands abundance
[4.] We labored with the Earth
[5.] We bridged great distances
[6.] Now we remember the . . . — — Map (db m76727) HM
Hmong in the Rondo Neighborhood
Lee Pao Xiong
In 1976, Rondo became the home of the first Hmong refugee in Minnesota, Leng Vang. His sponsors, the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church and Macalester Plymouth United . . . — — Map (db m246200) HM
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 inductee — — Map (db m235953) HM
[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
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
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
... St. Paul, by the vigilance, energy, enterprise and united action of her leading citizens has succeeded in making herself the railroad center and headquarters of the northwestern region ... Railroads are now-a-days the most . . . — — Map (db m213804) HM
"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
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
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
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m42267) HM
John Mirabelli begins his 14th season in charge of the club's Scouting Operations Department. He served as Assistant General Manager from 2002-10 after joining the organization in 2000 as the Indians [sic] Director of Scouting.
Mirabelli, . . . — — Map (db m310107) HM
Commissioner of Health 18991907
Founder of these baths and playgrounds,
"Mente concepit
opere complevit
munio dedit"
"In the health of the people lies the strength of a nation"
The Ohage Great Lawn surrounding this . . . — — Map (db m234601) HM
Karen People in Rondo
Saw Sunshine Timothy
Many Karen families are now living in the Rondo neighborhood. The first Karen Church opened in Rondo in 2007. The majority of Karen refugees in Minnesota are Christians and so . . . — — Map (db m243340) HM
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
The island that marks the meeting of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers was originally called Wita Tanka, or Big Island, by the Dakota. Here they hunted, made maple syrup and fished near the banks of this ancient island. They also gathered . . . — — Map (db m230737) HM
1970 - 1972
Ramsey Co. Commissioner, Chair
Equal Pay, Gender Equity
Commissioner Cohen blew the whistle on the county hospital's salaries that paid women less than men for the same job. He leveled salaries to create gender . . . — — Map (db m304620) HM
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