[Mpls] Mpls History Quiz

[Craig Miller]

CONTEST TIME ------------------------ This is tough.  I can't correct the papers.  Some one at city public works can be the final judge.  Special apologies to the East Siders. Who share no alphabet with the rest of the city.   No cheating.   Who can name the person, place or thing that each Alphabet street is named after. Starting with   Aldrich- Congressman Aldrich, very fondly remembered by the men of the 1st Minnesota Infantry. Read Moe's                 book. Baker- Civil War General Killed Early   Colfax- Civil War era elected official.   Dupont- Not sure, general or munitions manufacturer.   Emerson- Poet or General   Fremont- General Fremont and almost President   Girard   Humboldt   Irving-    James   Knox- 1st Secretary of Treasury?   Logan- Civil War General   Morgan- There was a southern general Morgan, doubt if he was immortalized by us in lake city   Newton- Civil War General   Oliver   Penn-  1st Gov of the Keystone State?   Queen-   Russell- Civil War General   Sheridan- Civil War General   Thomas- Civil War General   Upton- Civil War General   Vincent- Civil War Colonel immortalized in "Killer Angels"   Washburn- flour and general   Xerxes- Gotta be the Persian king who lost it all to the Greeks   York- Got me, county in England   Zenith- Greek Goddess     Craig Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]       ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly O'Brien To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 12:28 AM Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis History Shameless plug: I'm a member of the board of directors of the Hennepin History Museum (2303 3rd Ave S, www.hhmuseum.org) and I've been so happy to see the enthusiastic pursuit of Mpls history over the last couple of days. If you love local history like I do you should check out HHM and our quarterly publication, Hennepin History. You'll see lots of articles about neighborhood and city history, and back issues do include explanations of how streets (particularly the "first alphabet") got their names. We have a fabulous research archive too, which is a must-do if you are doing any research on your house or neighborhood (best real estate photo archive in town).   Kelly O'Brien Kingfield