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
[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
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
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
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
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
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 hourly . . . — — Map (db m175398) 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 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
"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
Living on Railroad Island
The small residential neighborhood immediately to the east of here is known as "Railroad Island," named so because it was at one time entirely surrounded by railroads. Railroad Island has long been home to many . . . — — Map (db m232442) HM
Machines and Tools: An Important Part of the Production Process
In 1928, 3M established its first machine shop in the basement of Building 2. The three machinists and eleven millwrights repaired machines and production units in the . . . — — Map (db m175658) 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 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
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 m230738) HM
Commissioner of Health 1899–1907
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
The Members of AMVETS Post #5
dedicate this memorial to
all American Veterans
with whom we are proud to have served.
The mission of our post is to
Promote awareness of the
Contributions and Sacrifices made by
Mexican American . . . — — Map (db m234177) WM
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
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
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
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
Out of the tragedy of world conflict, some benefit has come to humankind. Man has learned to share his life with others by giving of his blood to help heal their wounds and cure their diseases.
In honor of those who gave their lives . . . — — Map (db m183504) WM
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
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
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
Rondo Avenue (1865–1966) 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
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 churches have . . . — — Map (db m243340) HM
Tiger Jack's Corner remains the epicenter of Black spirit and History
Tiger Jack would leave Southern Ohio on a mission. That mission was not to give the ostensible racism surrounding Blacks in the South, including here in Minnesota, . . . — — Map (db m181837) HM
Founded in 1888, St. Peter Claver Church was the first African American Catholic Church in Minnesota. The parish was created by St. Paul's African American Catholic community and an Archbishop who vowed to "blot out the color line."
Before . . . — — Map (db m207582) 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 . . . — — Map (db m41942) HM
Historically, the Mississippi River was a free-flowing river until the locks and dams were constructed in the 1930s to provide a 9-foot shipping channel. While critical to commerce, this project transformed the river. The locks and dams created . . . — — Map (db m234988) 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
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
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
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
... 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
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
Before the advent of railways, the opening of navigation was anxiously looked for, the arrival of the first steamboat was an event attended with great rejoicing, … the feelings of the population were like those of a besieged . . . — — Map (db m213126) 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 . . . — — Map (db m41946) HM WM
Built in 1931, the Saint Paul Municipal Grain Terminal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of Saint Paul's few remaining connections to the once-vibrant grain industry on the riverfront. At one time, the entire . . . — — Map (db m234311) HM
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