John Farrell property, present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1868
The farm of the John Farrell family who came to America from Ireland in 1849. They bought their first 160 acres at Lake Johanna in present-day Arden Hills, from Major McLean, the Indian agent, and the title was signed by President Millard Fillmore in 1868. The Farrell family donated the land for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Today Mounds View High School, the St. John's church, school and other parish buildings, the Arden Hills Ramsey County Branch Library, and the Minnesota Baptist Conference headquarters are on that property.
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1874 Map of Mound View Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, 1874
From the Friends of Arden Hills History and Future Facebook page - click image to enlarge

G. M. Hopkins plat map of Mounds View Township, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1886
Courtesy John R. Borchert Map Library - click image to enlarge

Men and women enjoying a picnic at Lake Johanna in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1890
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge

USGS Topographic Map of the Mounds View Township area, 1902
[shows elevation, water features, roads and buildings]
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William Perry, son of first Mounds View Township settler, Charles Perry, at Lake Johanna in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, c1910
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Plat map of Mounds View Township, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1916
[shows land ownership]
Courtesy John R. Borchert Map Library - click image to enlarge

Lutheran Colony of Mercy, Lake Johanna, in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1920
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge

Nazareth Hall Prepatory Seminary on the shores of Lake Johanna in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1924
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Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary , present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1923
Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (known also as Naz Hall) was a high school seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota serving the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It was founded in 1923 by Archbishop Austin Dowling and was closed in 1971, being replaced by Saint John Vianney Seminary. The campus is now the site of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.
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Arden Farms, Incorporated, in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota c1925
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Arden Farms, Incorporated, in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota c1925
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Aerial view of the present day Arden Hills area, Minnesota area, 1937
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online - click image to enlarge

Twin Cities Ordnance News, December 4th, 1942
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Ball-Bearings at Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1944
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Photograph, Courtesy of the Hennepin County Public Library - click image to enlarge

Twin Cities Arsenal Volunteer Fire Department, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1945
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Aerial View of the Mounds at the Twin Cities Arsenal in present-day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1945
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View of Twin Cities Ordnance Plant in present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, c1945
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Photograph, Courtesy of the Hennepin County Public Library - click image to enlarge

Buildings at Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1947
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Photograph, Courtesy of the Hennepin County Public Library - click image to enlarge

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USGS Topographic Map of the Arden Hills, Minnesota area, 1954
[shows elevation, water features, roads and buildings]
Courtesy Historical Topo Map Explorer - click image to enlarge

Aerial view of the Arden Hills, Minnesota area, 1957
Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online - click image to enlarge

Highway 10 looking toward Highway 8, present day Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1958
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Intersection of Highways 8 and 10, Arden Hills; Twin Cities Ordnance Plant at left, 1958
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Lake Valentine and Interstate 694 project, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1961
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Aerial view of Lake Valentine and Interstate 694 construction project, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1961
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Standard gas station at the intersection of County Road D, Johanna Boulevard, New Brighton Road and Fairview Avenue, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1964
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge

 Control Data Corporation's Arden Hills operations, 4201 Lexington Avenue North, 1970
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Bethel Seminary Village, Arden Hills, Minnesota, c1970
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Bethel Seminary Village, Arden Hills, Minnesota, c1970
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Mounds View High School soccer team, 1971
From the Friends of Arden Hills History and Future Facebook page - click image to enlarge

Aerial View of new Bethel complex under construction, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1972
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge

Delivery of Scandia church to Arden Hills campus, Bethel University, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 1973
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USGS Topographic Map of the Arden Hills, Minnesota area, 1997
[shows elevation, water features, roads and buildings]
Courtesy Historical Topo Map Explorer - click image to enlarge

Mounds View High School, 1900 Lake Valentine Road, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 2015
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