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Historic Libraries in Ramsey County, MN

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Ramsey County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Ramsey County, MN and the source for each site.

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On the record near Ramsey County, MN

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match historic libraries within 30 miles of Ramsey County, MN, out of 373 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 117 listed sites carry Ramsey County as their county.

  1. Arlington Hills Library1.7 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
  2. Henry Hale Memorial Library, Hamline Branch3.2 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · St. Paul · listed 2023National Register of Historic Places
  3. St. Paul Public/James J. Hill Reference Library3.4 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
  4. St. Anthony Park Branch Library4.3 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
  5. Riverview Branch Library4.5 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · St. Paul · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
  6. East Lake Branch Library6.7 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
  7. Roosevelt Branch Library7.6 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
  8. Franklin Branch Library7.6 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
  9. Thirty-sixth Street Branch Library8.9 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
  10. Minneapolis Public Library, North Branch9.2 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
  11. Summer Branch Library9.2 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
  12. Walker Branch Library9.8 miles from the center of Ramsey County · Building · Minneapolis · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Ramsey County, MN. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Libraries in Ramsey County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Ramsey County, MN ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Ramsey County, MN?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Ramsey County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Ramsey County, MN the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Ramsey County, MN are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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