On This Date in Minnesota History: May 19

May 19, 1871 – “The Stillwater Messenger reports that, ‘A new stairway is being built on Chestnut Street, leading from Third Street to the old Court house hill.’ These stairs would prove helpful for the residents of Stillwater as the stairs led from the town to the more residential areas.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/construction-chestnut-street-stairs/

Third St. and Chestnut St., Stillwater, Minn.





Stairway in Stillwater, Minn.


Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain May 19, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.