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Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “The Great Railway Excursion of 1854—‘The Most Notable Event of the Year'”
Virginia Brainard KunzThe Great Railway Excursion of 1854—‘The Most Notable Event of the Year Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz The completion, in 1854, of the first railroad line to the Mississippi to Rock Island, Ill., provoked an excursion of more than 1,200 people upriver to the head of navigation, St. Paul. It was…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “Who Was Millard Fillmore? And What Was He Doing in St. Paul?”
Virginia Brainard KunzWho Was Millard Fillmore? And What Was He Doing in St. Paul? Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz The excursion’s most famous participant was ex-president (1850–1853) Millard Fillmore. This one-page article briefly summarizes his life and career. PDF of Millard Fillmore article…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “Growing Up in St. Paul: Gas Stoves, Gas Jets, Gas Lamps and Coal through an Open Chute to the Cellar”
Frieda ClaussenGrowing Up in St. Paul: Gas Stoves, Gas Jets, Gas Lamps and Coal through an Open Chute to the Cellar Author: Frieda Claussen The author, born in 1897, grew up in a well-to-do German-American home. This delightfully detailed memoir describes life in her privileged childhood milieu, college “out east,” and…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: “What’s Historic About This Site? The Benjamin Brunson House and the East Side’s Railroad Island”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The Benjamin Brunson House and the East Side’s Railroad Island In 1855 or so pioneer surveyor Benjamin Brunson built a house overlooking Trout Brook. The neighborhood became known at Railroad Island. This is a brief story of the man, the house, and the surroundings.
Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History – Spring 1995: List of Contributors
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Ramsey County History – Winter 1995: “What Happened to Fountain Cave —The Real Birthplace of St. Paul?”
Greg BrickWhat Happened to Fountain Cave —The Real Birthplace of St. Paul? Author: Greg Brick A detailed account by a noted speleologist and urban geologist of his research on Fountain Cave in St. Paul, which was first reported by Major Stephen Long in 1817. The mouth of Fountain Cave was sealed…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1995: “The Obscure Plaque on the Wall: Who Were the Boys from the Adams School?”
Paul D. NelsonThe Obscure Plaque on the Wall: Who Were the Boys from the Adams School? Author: Paul D. Nelson Adams School is today a public grade school in St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood. Built in 1924, the building contains a memorial plaque acknowledging boys from the school who gave their lives…
Ramsey County History – Winter 1995:
Ronald M. HubbsMoney—And How They Fared When There Wasn’t Any Out on Minnesota’s Frontier Author: Ronald M. Hubbs In Minnesota from the middle to the end of the nineteenth century hard currency was usually scare and often it had depreciated in value, especially during the several financial panics the nation experienced. The…