The St. Peter Company, which helped to promote and establish the community of St. Peter, conveyed to the town's residents through this document the land for a large park. The park is known as Gorman Park, and was named after Territorial Governor Willis A. Gorman, who was a member of the St. Peter Company. The document is dated January 6th, 1857.
Men and women standing behind a fence in front of a race track, in background are grandstands filled with people and flags waving. This stereograph is similar to cards MS0046 and MS0047.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This photograph shows the racetrack and judging stand at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter. Harness racing appears to be the subject of this photograph.
A parade on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. A float heading north is shown in front of the Nicollet County Courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
Cleveland, H. W. S. (Horace William Shaler), 1814-1900
Date Created:
1883
Description:
Early map of Minneapolis showing proposed park system recommended by Horace Cleveland including Loring Park and the blueprint for the "Grand Rounds" parkway system. Streetcars and railways are also located on the map.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The twelfth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes details about maintenance, improvements, and expenditures related to the parks and parkways in 1894. The Superintendent's report highlights winter sports in the parks and the park's fleet of boats on Lake Harriet. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
This plan, written by Horace Cleveland, "landscape gardener," was a foundational document for the Minneapolis park system and was distributed with the first annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
This photograph shows a band and a group of soldiers marching south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The building partially shown at left is at the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Grace street. The soldiers may be members of St. Peter's Company I.
This photograph shows a group of Civil War veterans prior to the large fire in St. Peter in November of 1887. The buildings shown are on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue. Several of the buildings were destroyed in the fire. The intersection at Nassau street is at right. See also E2010.
This photograph shows rows of soldiers facing south on Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The front row of soldiers is at the intersection at Grace street. The soldiers are probably members of St. Peter's Company I of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard.
When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This, the first such report, outlines the organization of the Board, describes the state of the nascent park system, and includes a map of a Minneapolis park system as recommended by Prof. H.W.S. Cleveland, showing parkways along the Mississippi River and arounds Lakes Harriet and Calhoun. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."