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Ramsey County History – Fall 1969: “Student, Protests, Marches: 100 Years Ago at the University”
Edward J. LettermannStudent, Protests, Marches: 100 Years Ago at the University Author: Edward J. Lettermann The first years of the University of Minnesota were hard, debt-ridden, and tumultuous. A territorial university had begun in 1852, but closed in 1858. Undergraduate classes at the state university began in 1869 with…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1967: “Time, Luck, Stamina—Pioneers Needed Them All When Seeking a Farm”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyTime, Luck, Stamina—Pioneers Needed Them All When Seeking a Farm Coates P. Bull of St. Paul, age ninety-three, recalls the story of how his parents came to Minneapolis in 1857, found and bought farm land at what became 50th Street and France Avenue in Edina, and began farm…