On Colfax Then and Now :
Colfax Avenue was named for Schuyler Colfax. Born in March of 1823, Schuyler became a Unite...
Tri-state Telephone and Telegraph Company Then and Now :
The Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company was a major competitor of Northwestern Bell Tel...
The Anatomic Bomb :
Lili St. Cyr came into the world as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis. Her parents mo...
Located just north of the Lake Street Bridge, the Meeker Island Lock and Dam was the first lock and dam facility built on the Upper Mississippi River. The facility also known as “Lock and Dam No. 2″ or “Government Lock and Dam” took almost eight years to build, but was only in operation from 1907 [...]
