Remember Robbinsdale?

Robbinsdale, incorporated as a city in 1938, has a long and varied background, but not always under the name of Robbinsdale.In 1860 the area was organized as the Township of Crystal Lake with a total vote of 55. The city of Minneapolis in 1886 made an effort to annex all townships bordering on its limits, … Read more

At the Hotel Waverly

Born in Belleville, Illinois, William A. Fisher came to Minnesota in 1860. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted with the F company of the Minnesota Volunteers. After the war ended he settled on a farm in Brooklyn Center. A few years later he came to Minneapolis and went to work commanding a … Read more