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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXWO_bridging-the-stream_Minneapolis-MN.html
People have long crossed the river at about this point. This was a natural fording place, used by Native Americans and also by soldiers from Fort Snelling. The first documented ferry service was provided by a Dakota Indian woman with her canoe in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXW9_symbols-on-the-skyline_Minneapolis-MN.html
Several structures have dominated the crest of the hill above this spot. The first was a luxury hotel named the Winslow House, built in 1857 by James M. Winslow while St. Anthony was still a favorite resort and health spa. Its style of architectur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXU1_wing-dams_Minneapolis-MN.html
Those piles of stone and brush in the river, known as wing dams, are both cursed and praised by many a recreation boater. Lurking beneath the water near propeller depth, thousands of these jetties are located along the mainstem of the river. They …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXT3_big-water-stairway-of-water_Minneapolis-MN.html
Big WaterThe Mississippi River, paramount among North American rivers, along with its tributaries, forms the world's fifth largest drainage system in area - 1,244,000 square miles. The Indians called this river "Father of Waters", literally Misi '…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXST_christ-church-lutheran_Minneapolis-MN.html
Christ Church Lutheran was founded on 1911. This building, designed by world famous Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen, was completed in 1949. Immediately the building received international acclaim as one of the earliest examples of modernist desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTWO_the-barrel-makers-co-ops_Minneapolis-MN.html
The red brick building at the corner of Third Avenue and First Street was one of many factories that supplied the barrels used for flour. Called coopers, the skilled workers who made barrels pioneered a new role for labor in Minneapolis. When thei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTTU_the-washburn-and-pillsbury-clans_Minneapolis-MN.html
Minneapolis flour milling magnate, Cadwallader C. Washburn, was a member of a Maine family that sent four brothers to Congress, all from different states. Cadwallader served Wisconsin as congressman (1854-61, 1867-71) and governor (1872-73). His y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTBH_3-master-map_Minneapolis-MN.html
1 Main Glen Entrance2 Abandoned Falls Marker3 Master Map4 Ecological Marker5 Spring-fed Wetland6 Old Godfrey Mill Site7 Lower Glen Geology8 Camp Fire Area9 Springs Marker10 St. Peter Limestone Marker11 Mississippi Confluence12 Stone Quarry13 Lower…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTBG_william-de-la-barre_Minneapolis-MN.html
After the Washburn A Mill explosion in 1878, a young Vienna-born engineer called on owner Cadwallader C. Washburn with a dust-collecting device that he said would prevent such accidents. Washburn hired him to oversee rebuilding the A Mill. William…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTBE_indians-at-the-falls_Minneapolis-MN.html
For Native American people, the Falls of St. Anthony was a landmark and sacred place. The river was a major highway for trade and travel. Although no Indian villages have been recorded here, oral traditions suggest frequent visits for fishing and …