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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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSVL_the-house-of-john-h-stevens_Minneapolis-MN.html
The US Post Office stands on the site of the first permanent dwelling in what is now Minneapolis. The land was part of the Fort Snelling Military Reservation in 1849, but the army allowed John H. Stevens to build a house in return for operating a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSUU_new-uses-for-old-mills_Minneapolis-MN.html
The square seven-story building with a sloping mansard roof at First Street and Fifth Avenue was built in 1879 as the Crown Roller Mill. It was then one of the largest and most modern flour mills at the falls, although its daily capacity of 2,400 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSQ0_fallen-heroes-memorial_Bloomington-MN.html
Fallen HeroesSPC Benjamin J. Slaven June 9, 2006 · SGT Brent W. Koch June 16, 2006 · SPC Kyle R. Miller June 29, 2006 · SSG Jeffery J. Hansen Aug. 21, 2006 · SSG Joshua R. Hanson Aug. 30, 2006 · SGT Germaine L. D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSOE_the-whirlpool_Minneapolis-MN.html
"The falls are going out!" cried the alarmed citizens of St. Anthony on October 5, 1869. A tunnel being dug under the river bed to bring waterpower to Nicollet Island had collapsed. A giant whirlpool formed below the island as the river rushed int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSNR_eliza-winston_Minneapolis-MN.html
By 1860 St. Anthony had become a favorite summer resort for wealthy southerners who traveled on steamboats up the Mississippi. Often they and their black slaves stayed at the Winslow House. One such slave was Eliza Winston. Slavery was illegal in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSAD_fort-snelling-1861-1946_St-Paul-MN.html
This historical ground was a pivotal place in the development of the Northwest. With the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Fort Snelling expanded its limestone walls into this area, formerly a part of the U.S. Indian Agency and the location of th…