Highland Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Also known as Highland District Council (District 15), it lies along the Mississippi river across from Fort Snelling and the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. According to the 2000 census Highland Park had a population of 23,202.
The Highland District Council is one of seventeen neighborhood district councils in Saint Paul. The district councils were ...
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Highland Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern corner of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Also known as Highland District Council (District 15), it lies along the Mississippi river across from Fort Snelling and the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. According to the 2000 census Highland Park had a population of 23,202.
The Highland District Council is one of seventeen neighborhood district councils in Saint Paul. The district councils were formed in 1975 to advise the Saint Paul City Council on issues related to the development of its area as well as city and state issues. The HDC Board of Directors consists of community volunteers elected to serve two-year terms.
A veteran of the Mexican-American War, William Finn was the first person to settle in Highland Park permanently in 1848. He was granted a large portion of land along the Mississippi river and built a house on the land that the University of St. Thomas now occupies. During this time, much of the Highland Park area was...
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