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
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
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
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
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
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
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 glorious . . . — — Map (db m231550) WM
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Interior — — Map (db m234013) HM
Northwest Airways flight crew and maintenance staff 1930 center top row Speed Holman first pilot and operations manager for Northwest Airways — — Map (db m243312) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
When this small limestone school was completed in 1871, it stood on Randolph Avenue at Snelling Avenue, and the area it served was outside the city limits of St. Paul. Not until 1887 when Reserve Township was annexed to the city did the school . . . — — Map (db m225160) 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
In 1923, Our Lady of Victory Chapel was built on the highest point of the College of St. Catherine campus. On the feast of Our Lady of Victory, October 7, 1924, it was dedicated by the Most Reverend Austin Dowling, Archbishop of St. Paul and . . . — — Map (db m180082) HM
The nearness to St. Paul, where a ready market is found for all products, has induced many to engage in gardening, raising early vegetables and berries. In this branch they are successful. The dairy business is also carried on . . . — — Map (db m214392) 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
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
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
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
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
A dam and lock at Meeker's Island will be of immense importance to Minneapolis, as it will make St. Anthony Falls in reality the Head of Navigation on the Mississippi, and transfer the commercial prestige of this upper country from St. Paul to . . . — — Map (db m173764) 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
In memory of the men and
women of Saint
Paul and Ramsey
County who
sacrificed their
lives in the
World War.
"Greater love
hath no man
than this." — — Map (db m184106) WM
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
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
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
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