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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)…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “Forgotten Pioneers: William Randall”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: William Randall William Randall (1806–1861) came to St. Paul from New York and became the city’s first millionaire, mostly in real estate. He was ruined in the Panic of 1857 and died four years later at fifty-five. He was a man of great energy and a big…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “From A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’”
John D. SchofieldFrom A Pioneer Farmer: Memories of Those Early Years Make ‘A Chill Run Up My Back’ Author: John D. Schofield “The days were too short for the work that must be done, the nights too short for the needed rest.” John Schofield came to St. Paul in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: “The Governor on History”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyThe Governor on History The Governor on History…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1968: Board of Directors
Ramsey County Historical SocietyBoard of Directors PDF of Board of Directors…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Marshall Sherman and the Civil War: St. Paul’s First Medal of Honor Winner”
Anne CowieMarshall Sherman and the Civil War: St. Paul’s First Medal of Honor Winner Author: Anne Cowie In April 1861, Marshall Sherman, age thirty-seven, a St. Paul housepainter, became one of the first to enlist in the Union Army. He fought at Bull Run, Ball’s Bluff, The Seven…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Case of the Vanishing Historic Site Or What Happened To Carver’s Cave?”
Charles T. BurnleyCase of the Vanishing Historic Site Or What Happened To Carver’s Cave? Author: Charles T. Burnley A reprint of a 1913 article from the St. Paul Dispatch. The entrance to Carver’s Cave was rediscovered and the cave reopened, with considerable ceremony, in 1913. Jonathan Carver had come across…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Charles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul”
Nancy L. WoolworthCharles Borup: Fur Trader, Banker, Lumberman, and Minnesota’s First Danish Consul Author: Nancy L. Woolworth Charles Borup lived in St. Paul only eleven years. Born in Copenhagen in 1806, he was educated to be a physician, but chose adventure instead. In about 1830, he landed at the…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1967: “Forgotten Pioneers: Women”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyForgotten Pioneers: Women “Among the most forgotten of Ramsey County’s forgotten pioneers are the patient, courageous wives of the men who founded, settled, and built St. Paul and the surrounding communities in the county.” Mrs. Abraham Perry was among the very first, settling near Fountain Cave in 1838. Rose…