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Ramsey County History – Summer 1990: Letters to the Editor
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Ramsey County History – Summer 1990: A Matter of Time
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Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “Railroader as Yachtsman: James J. Hill and the Wacouta of St. Paul”
Thomas C. BuckleyRailroader as Yachtsman: James J. Hill and the Wacouta of St. Paul Author: Thomas C. Buckley In 1900 the meticulous and demanding James J. Hill bought a yacht. He bought it used for less than the asking price and ran it cheaper than the previous owners, and still made it…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “Eugene V. Debs, James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway Strike”
Tamara C. TruerEugene V. Debs, James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway Strike Author: Tamara C. Truer James J. Hill rarely lost a battle or met an adversary he could not defeat. The 1894 Great Northern strike was an exception. When he tried to impose a third…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “The Wacouta in Two World Wars”
Thomas C. BuckleyThe Wacouta in Two World Wars Author: Thomas C. Buckley After James Hill died the family sold the Wacouta. Under three different names, Harvard, Athinai, and Palermo, it served as a World War I patrol boat, a Greek passenger ship, an Italian naval vessel, and a Mediterranean commercial craft. It…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “What’s Historic About This Site? The Dahl House: The Last of Old Lowertown”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The Dahl House: The Last of Old Lowertown In 1858 Englishman William Dahl built a humble little house in St. Paul. One hundred and thirty-two years later, still humble and tiny, the Dahl House made it to the National Register of Historic Places “as the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: Book Reviews
Ramsey County Historical SocietyRhoda R. Gilman, Northern Lights: The Story of Minnesota’s Past (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989). Roseville, Minnesota, The Story of Its Growth, 1843–1988 (Roseville: Roseville Historical Society, 1988). John T. Flanagan, Theodore Hamm in Minnesota: His Family and Brewery (Minneapolis: Pogo Press, 1989). PDF of Book Reviews…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: Letters to the Editor
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of Letters to the Editor…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “A Matter of Time”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyPDF of A Matter of Time…