Overlooking the city from the West Side bluffs
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From downtown Saint Paul, Wabasha Street Crosses the Mississippi and marches due south until the limestone bluffs force it to jog left. Here is an eight story staircase built in 1916, which leads to the bluff top.
Date: Approximately 1900
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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Wabasha Street Caves
From downtown Saint Paul, Wabasha Street crosses the Mississippi and marches due south until the bluffs force it to jog left. The bluffs here -- deep sandstone beneath a thin limestone cap -- tell…