Ramsey County History – Spring 1999: “A Short History of Ramsey County: The Territorial Years and the Rush to Settlement”

A Short History of Ramsey County: The Territorial Years and the Rush to Settlement

Compiled from multiple published sources, this long article is just what its title indicates. The history begins with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and carries the account forward to 1858, which Minnesota was admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state. A useful timeline of key dates is included.

PDF of History of Ramsey County