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Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Stairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul”
Greg BrickStairway to the Abyss: The Diverting Story of Cascade Creek and Its Journey under St. Paul Author: Greg Brick Among the many lost wetlands and watercourses of Ramsey County is Cascade Creek, which flowed from near Cretin-Derham Hall High School and tumbled over a cascade into the Mississippi near the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Westminster Junction and Its Tunnels—An 1880s ‘Highway Intersection’ for the Railroads”
Andrew J. SchmidtWestminster Junction and Its Tunnels—An 1880s ‘Highway Intersection’ for the Railroads Author: Andrew J. Schmidt Modern cities do a remarkable job of hiding infrastructure below ground. This article describes the below-ground engineering of railroad access to St. Paul through the Trout Brook corridor. Too narrow to…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “The Story of Rose Hanna and Her Journey from Old-World Palestine to St. Paul”
Rose Hanna and Jean HannaThe Story of Rose Hanna and Her Journey from Old-World Palestine to St. Paul Author: Rose Hanna, as told to Jean Hanna Rose Hanna was born Wardeh Awwad in Jifna, Palestine. Soon after her marriage, in 1948, she became a Palestinian refugee. In 1956 she and her family landed in…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Upper Levee: Memories of Its People and Its Place in St. Paul History”
Joe LepscheUpper Levee: Memories of Its People and Its Place in St. Paul History Author: Joe Lepsche This is a very useful survey of human activity at St. Paul’s lesser-known river levee. We get Hays/Phelan, the First Minnesota, Anthony Yoerg, Nina Clifford, The Bucket of Blood, the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza”
Charlotte McKendree Wright LewisGrowing Up in St. Paul: Dawn to Dusk: Grand Hill and Its Grand Fourth of July Extravaganza Author: Charlotte McKendree Wright Lewis This memoir begins around 1960. The author and her childhood chums organized elaborate Fourths—games, parades, speeches, posters, and more games in her Summit Hill neighborhood. PDF…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyCharles E. Twining, F.K. Weyerhaeuser: Beyond the Sawmill (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1997). Steven M. Koop, M.D., We Hold This Treasure: The Story of Gillette Children’s Hospital (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1998). Paul Clifford Larson, A Place at the Lake (Afton, Minn.: Afton Historical Society Press, 1998). PDF of Book…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1998: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical ScoeityPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “A ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933”
James B. BellA ‘Launching Upon Journalistic Seas:’ A Chronicle of The St. Paul Daily News—1900–1933 Author: James B. Bell The St. Paul Daily News, an afternoon newspaper, appeared in 1900 to challenge the Pioneer Press-Dispatch monopoly. It thrived for over thirty years until killed off by the Great Depression. This article tells…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1998: “The Legend of Sam Taran: Boxer, Bootlegger, and St. Paul’s ‘Fighting Tailor'”
Paul R. GoldThe Legend of Sam Taran: Boxer, Bootlegger, and St. Paul’s “Fighting Tailor” Author: Paul R. Gold Sam Taran was less a boxer or tailor than he was a bootlegger and career criminal; he was good at being a crook. Taran was a minor figure in St. Paul’s gangster era but…