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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: Fall 1966: “Forgotten Pioneers: Benjamin F. Hoyt”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Benjamin F. Hoyt Benjamin Hoyt (1800–1875) was a Methodist Episcopal preacher, the founder of Hamline University, and an incorporator of the Ramsey County Agricultural Society. PDF of Forgotten Pioneers…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1966: “Corn-husking and Sweeping Out: 1901 Graduate Recalls the Early Years of the St. Paul Campus”
Coates BullCorn-husking and Sweeping Out: 1901 Graduate Recalls the Early Years of the St. Paul Campus Author: Coates P. Bull Coates P. Bull attended the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture in the 1890s, shortly after its creation. He recounts the school’s founding, dormitory living, and anecdotes about his professors.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1964: “St. Paul’s Municipal Forest and Its 50 Years of Growth”
John H. Allison Sr.St. Paul’s Municipal Forest and Its 50 Years of Growth Author: John H. Allison Sr. In the spring of 1914, the University of Minnesota’s Department of Forestry and the Saint Paul Water Department undertook to create a pine and spruce forest near Lake Vadnais. The initiators of…