According to Warren Upham’s 1920 book, Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia, the area in which Hamline University is sited was called the Hamline district. There was a Hamline post office from 1880 to 1891 near the university. Before 1873, the area was known as Johanna Crossing and, after Hamline acquired property for its campus, it was called College Centre, then College Place, and, finally, Hamline.
The archives is building a collection of materials related to Hamline, Minnesota, which includes images of the state fair grounds and of local businesses and organizations. If you would like to help build this collection, please contact the archives at 651-523-2080 or send us an e-mail.
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This Masonic Temple stood at 1544 Englewood until it was destroyed by fire in 1980. Florian's Pharmacy, which had this post card created for advertising purposes, was located at 720 North Snelling. The card was mailed to Belleville, Kansas, in 1916. |
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This post card depicting the Dairy Building on the Minnesota State Fair Grounds was sent to Walcott, North Dakota, in 1910.
