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Ramsey County History Summer 2023 – Roller Skating
Heidi HellerVolume 58, Number 2: Summer 2023 Rolling through the Decades Roller Skating in Ramsey County Author: Heidi Heller What better way to spend a Saturday night than rolling ‘round and ‘round a skate floor with friends? Some will remember the disco era, complete with a sparkly, mirrored ball and…
Ramsey County Historical Society – Spring 1999: “Ramsey County History Preserved in Its Survey Office”
Ramsey County Public Information OfficeRamsey County History Preserved in Its Survey Office Author: Ramsey County Public Information Office A brief overview of the history of the surveying of public lands in Ramsey County using the rectangular grid system established in the Ordinance of 1785. In the 1890s Ramsey County was resurveyed to replace old…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1972: “North St. Paul’s ‘Manufactories’ – Come-back – After 1893 ‘Bust'”
Edward J. LettermanNorth St. Paul’s ‘Manufactories’—Come-back—After 1893 “Bust” Author: Edward J. Letterman Henry Castle developed North St. Paul as an industrial suburb, and it was just beginning to prosper when the Depression of 1893 came along. A mainstay of the community had been the Luger Furniture Company, which as early as…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1968: “Silver Lake Childhood – Revisited”
William F. MorganSilver Lake Childhood – Revisited Author: William F. Morgan A very brief memoir of the author’s childhood spent at Silver Lake in North St. Paul. PDF of Morgan article…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “In North St. Paul: Boom, Boom, Bust, Come-back!”
Edward J. LettermannIn North St. Paul: Boom, Boom, Bust, Come-back! Author: Edward J. Lettermann North St. Paul was an early planned community, first residential, then industrial. Just as industrial development seemed to be taking hold, the Panic of 1893 came along. Still, developer of North St. Paul (and historian)…