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Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Highland–Groveland–Macalester Park: The Old Reserve Township”

Donald Empson

Highland–Groveland–Macalester Park: The Old Reserve Township Author: Donald Empson Settlement and development of the southwest corner of the city, bounded by Marshall Avenue on the north, Dale Street on the east, and the Mississippi everywhere else. The first permanent settler was William Finn in 1848. Formal land sales…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Memories of Early St. Paul: Perilous Escape from Fire down Eighty-Foot Bluff”

Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea

Memories of Early St. Paul: Perilous Escape from Fire down Eighty-Foot Bluff Authors: Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea The author’s father and uncle, August and Charles Mueller, were working in a downtown tailor shop when fire broke out on May 17, 1870. To save themselves they…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1973: “Board of Directors”

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Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “A Revolutionary, a Scientist, and a Civil Rights Leader: 300 Years of Pioneering for St. Paul’s Colorful Markoes”        

Jeffrey H. Smith

A Revolutionary, a Scientist, and a Civil Rights Leader: 300 Years of Pioneering for St. Paul’s Colorful Markoes                                                                 …

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “1924’s “Prime Underdogs” and Their Two-Title Victory”

Gordon Hayes with Norvy Mulligan

1924’s “Prime Underdogs” and Their Two-Title Victory                                                                                       …

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: “The First “Living Flag””

Mrs. George R. Becker with George A. Rea

The First “Living Flag” Authors: Mrs. George R. Becker, with George A. Rea The first-known “living flag” was mounted near Rice Park in St. Paul in 1896. The flag was made up of St. Paul schoolchildren under the direction of Prof. C.H. Congdon, supervisor of music for the city schools.

Ramsey County History – Spring 1973: Board of Directors”

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Ramsey County History – Fall 1972: “Brave Men in Their Motor Machines–And the 1918 Forest Fire”

Arnold L. Luukkonen

Brave Men in Their Motor Machines–And the 1918 Forest Fire Author: Arnold L. Luukkonen The Minnesota Home Guard was created in 1917 to replace the Minnesota National Guard, which had been federalized for World War I. One of its components was the Motor Corps, made up of volunteers who…

Ramsey County History – Fall 1972: “Forgotten Pioneers: James C. Burbank, The Man Who Used Coach and Boat to Link the Northwest to St. Paul”

Robert Orr Baker

Forgotten Pioneers: James C. Burbank, The Man Who Used Coach and Boat to Link the Northwest to St. Paul Author: Robert Orr Baker Bringing the Red River country, and by extension all of the “Hudson Bay country this side of the Rocky Mountains, into … communication with St. Paul was…