St. Louis Park Historical Society

Home
United States
Saint Louis Park, MN
St. Louis Park Historical Society

Call Directions Website Contact the organization

Please note that our current office is on the second floor and there is no elevator. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Our phone number is voicemail only, (612) 465-9288. Our office is located at 3546 Dakota Ave., Suite C. Please note that the office is on the second floor and there is no elevator.

10/23/2026

10/12/2026

Today we were proud to co-sponsor the 4th Annual Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Water Blessing at Westwood Hills Nature Center.

You may know Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ (HAH-hah wah-KPAH-dahn) as Bassett Creek. Its Dakota name means “Creek to the River of the Falls.” Most of it is hidden under our streets and houses, but it’s still there, flowing from Medicine Lake to the Mississippi.

Water is history, too. Thank you to everyone who came to honor it.

10/07/2026

The Society is a co-sponsor of this event, happening Monday, October 12th, Indigenous Peoples' Day, at Westwood Nature Center.

10/05/2026

We’re a day late and a dollar short, (as usual), so sign up to become a member.

HISTORIAN NORMAN THOMAS TELLS US:

On August 24, 1886, three men were making calls at all the homes located in what is today St. Louis Park. These men, Oliver K. Earle, Joseph Hamilton, and George E. Goodrich, were taking a census of the residents…A few days later they circulated a petition praying that the county commissioners allow the incorporation of a village, describing it as St. Louis Park, and comprising 6,746 acres. A short time letter they had the names of thirty-one landholders who wished to have the village established:

Joseph Hamilton, O.K. Earle, Sam Williams, George Goodrich, S. Quinn, George S. Woolsey, F.B. Knowles, William Falvey, Henry Meier, L.S. Newcomb, E.H. Weatherhead, Charles Rye, Axel Forsberg, L.P. Forsberg, August Johnson, Charles H. Hanke, C.B. Waddell, J.J. Baston, Charles Moore, C.F. Baston, J.O. Olson, Edwin Goodrich, A.W. Swett, John J. Larkin, Charles R. Newcomb, Daniel J. Falvey, J.A.Patenard, S.E. Boyce, C. Hanke, Frank Mazosky

Armed with the petition the trio appeared before the county commissioners when they met MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1886…the commissioners ordered through County Auditor F. S. McDonald that an election be held and that the bearers of the petition post it, and other exhibits plus a notice of election in five places in the area. Joseph Hamilton later deposed that he had posted the documents on October 15th in various places; near Grave’s Corner, on a tree on the Lake Street extension near the A. W. Sweet residence, on a fence opposite the schoolhouse in District 18, on the door of the depot, and on a tree where the Minneapolis and Minnetonka Road intersected the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad.

09/26/2026

Nice turnout this morning at the Louisiana Station, (really needs to be called the Skunk Hollow Station), despite the drizzle for the announcement of opening date - JUNE 12, 2027 - for the Green Line LRT. Lots of kiddies and old folks too.

09/14/2026

Want to know what a quarter-mile solar banner looks like? Our Fall 2026 issue of the ReEcho tells the story of Nordic Ware, Inc. on its 80th birthday.

Become a member today to get a copy.

https://slphistory.org/membership/

09/12/2026

The Society just voiced its support for the Creekside Neighborhood in their efforts to save their magnificent oaks.

Read all about them in our Summer 2024 ReEcho:

https://slphistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Re-Echo-v23-2-Summer-2024.pdf

09/10/2026

Read more about the history of Knollwood at our fabulous website:
https://slphistory.org/knollwoodplaza/

09/09/2026

Just went to Kohl's at Knollwood to buy a pair of pants. Found out the store is closing Oct. 31. Anyone remember when it was Powers, 1955 - 1985?

Address

3546 Dakota Avenue , Suite C
Saint Louis Park, MN
55416

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+16124659288

Website

https://slphistory.org/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when St. Louis Park Historical Society posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.