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Ramsey County History – Fall 1971: “Rice Park—How It Changed!”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyRice Park—How It Changed! An account of the early years of Rice Park, which begins with the donation of the land for the park to the city and its early neglect. Later the importation of squirrels, the problems of cows, and rug-beating all had an impact on the park, but…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1970: “Forgotten Pioneers: Edward Phelan”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Edward Phelan Edward Phelan, discharged from the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling in April 1839, became one of St. Paul’s founding settlers. He was a contentious fellow, tried and acquitted of murder, and later indicted for perjury. He fled in 1850 and reportedly “met with a violent death in…
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…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Colorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors”
Berneta HilbertColorful and Handy With the Pistols: St. Paul’s Territorial Editors Author: Berneta Hilbert Early newspapering in St. Paul was competitive and rancorous. D.A. Robertson of the Minnesota Democrat wrote that James Goodhue of the Pioneer was “a moral lunatic … [whose] transparent wickedness would excite only the pity and compassion of…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1965: “Foolish and Childlike or Fierce and Savage? St. Paul’s Early Settlers and the Indians Among Them”
Edward J. LettermannFoolish and Childlike or Fierce and Savage? St. Paul’s Early Settlers and the Indians Among Them Author: Edward J. Lettermann “In the history of America, the relationship of white man to Indian has swung wildly between cordial and aggressively hostile. . . . Whites seem to regard…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1965: “Can History Come Alive? In Its Historic Sites, Nation Finds Its Roots”
Elmer L. AndersenCan History Come Alive? In Its Historic Sites, Nation Finds Its Roots Author: Elmer L. Andersen Elmer L. Andersen, a former governor of Minnesota, surveys historic preservation efforts in Minnesota and elsewhere. The loss of Ignatius Donnelly’s house in Nininger is contrasted with the preservation of the Alexander Ramsey…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1965: “St. Paul’s Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Almost Gone”
Georgia Ray DeCosterSt. Paul’s Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Almost Gone Author: Georgia Ray DeCoster “American cities are threatened by a steady dilution of historic character and architectural personality. . . . Therefore, it is time to establish once and for all the economic merits of the case for preserving…