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Ramsey County History – Spring 1970: “St. Anthony Park: The History of a Small Town Within a City”
Fredric SteinhauserSt. Anthony Park: The History Of A Small Town Within A City Author: Fredric Steinhauser A history of the development of this St. Paul neighborhood. Gov. William Marshall and landscape architect Horace Cleveland played key roles in its early development, as did investors from Wisconsin and Virginia, the University…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1970: “Murder Most Foul! Early “Historian” Solves Murder of Whatever Happened to “Pigs Eye” Parrant”
Edward J. LettermanMurder Most Foul! Early “Historian” Solves Mystery of Whatever Happened to “Pigs Eye” Parrant Author: Edward J. Letterman In 1868 New York writer, publisher, and fabulist “Col.” Hankins published a history of St. Paul entitled Dakota Land; or, The Beauty of St. Paul, “an altogether charming conglomeration of local…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1970: “Forgotten Pioneers: John R. Irvine”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: John R. Irvine John R. Irvine (1812–1878) came first to St. Paul in 1843 from Prairie du Chien with a sleigh full of groceries to “look over the field which had been represented to him by his old friend, Henry Jackson, as the Eldorado of the Northwest.” He liked…