Tuesday, January 19, 2010

This lil "gopher" was an illustration used over and over in the 1896 U of M yearbook.  (I wonder if the student who drew it ever heard the end of it?  It's obviously a chipmunk.  We're defensive about our state animal, ya know).
Anyway....Chippy the "gopher" is starting a new career here on HH as the mascot for an ocassional feature I'm calling
COOL STUFF ABOUT CENTRAL MINNESOTA
And heres the first post:


If you're from St Cloud, you've probably seen this mural before--but where?  And, when was it created? Also, why would it be in St Cloud?
Normal prizes (3X what dad paid us for trimming poplars) given for correct answers...lol
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2010 at 6:48 AM

    Post Office?
    Courthouse?
    Hospital?
    Dew Drop Inn?

    I think I should get twice what Curly usually paid just for trying to answer.

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  2. Marlys Hesch SebaskyJanuary 23, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    Ok, Anon! I'm generous with his offer--sure.
    It was a WPA mural in the old St Cloud Post Office. It was part of a longer series, as I remember, but this chunk depicts the granite industry that St Cloud is/was famous for. St Cloud's the "Granite City", remember.
    Now, for even more credit--where was the first quarry in St Cloud, and what did it become?
    :^)

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