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Dayton's Bluff: Hamm's Heritage

9 Locations ~ Curated by The Saint Paul Historical Team
Theodore Hamm emigrated from Herbolzheim, Germany in 1854, and purchased the Excelsior Brewery on Phalen Creek in 1864. Hamm’s Brewery grew from producing five hundred barrels of beer in its first year to eventually becoming one of the country’s top beers advertising, “From the Land of Sky Blue Waters.” Theodore and his wife, Louise lived in a mansion given to them as a surprise gift by their eldest son, William. The red brick Queen Anne Revival style home stood atop a hill overlooking their…

West End: Forming a Nucleus

2 Locations ~ Curated by The Saint Paul Historical Team
As the heads of river navigation, the Lower and Upper Landings provided a destination not just for goods but also for entrepreneurs and adventurers who were ready for a new territory and the hope of a new start. Early Saint Paul’s population expanded rapidly. The settlement of Saint Paul was established in 1849, the same year as was the Minnesota Territory. Early settlers John Irvine, whose ferryboat dock was at the Upper Landing, and Henry Rice, a fur trader who quickly made a fortune in…

West End: Community Development

5 Locations ~ Curated by The Saint Paul Historical Team
Beginning in the 1950s, urban renewal and interstate highway construction became central issues for cities. The design of Shepard Road as the central link from downtown to the airport and points west and south required that the Upper Levee, home to vital components of the West End community since the 1850s, be cleared, infilled and prepared for potential industrial use. At Seven Corners, the Civic Center project went forward with the clearance of block after block of buildings, without much…

West End: Immigration

4 Locations ~ Curated by The Saint Paul Historical Team
Settlers’ and land-seekers’ endless pressure on the Federal Government rapidly displaced the Native Americans, eventually confining them in reserves with few of the promised payments or amenities. Migrants from the Eastern states, who had often made several moves before arriving in Saint Paul, joined new immigrants from Ireland and England, Germany and Prussia, Poland, Bohemia/Moravia, Slovakia, and Italy.

Dayton's Bluff: Indian Mounds Park

10 Locations ~ Curated by The Saint Paul Historical Team
Indian Mounds Park is named for the six burial mounds that are believed to have been made more than a thousand years ago. The first land parcels for the 17-acre park were purchased by the city in 1892 and added to for over a century. Its trails, picnic and recreation areas, and breathtaking views attract people from around the region. This tour takes you from the western entry into the park to the municipal forest on the east. If you plan to ride or walk through the whole site, the western…
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Saint Paul Historical

Saint Paul Historical is a free mobile app that puts Saint Paul's history at your fingertips. Explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the city's history. Click on any point on the interactive map to read historical narratives and to view images. Take curated historical tours of Saint Paul and share our stories and your experience using social media. This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. This site is powered by Omeka + Curatescape, a humanities-centered web and mobile framework available for both Android and iOS devices.

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