“Before the birth of White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, or North Oaks, there was White Bear Township - a 36 square mile stretch of land that included them all.”
-Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 2, 2008
History in Pictures
For over 150 years, the people of White Bear Township have marked the passage of time through their accomplishments and tribulations. Settled in the 1840s and formally organized in 1858, White Bear Township has a rich history recorded both in documents and in the images of the day.
Railroad Crew at White Bear ca
Plantation Night Club at Cottage Park ca 1932
Road Crew ca 1920
Road Crew ca 1920s
Roger Benson WWII Soldier on shore of Bald Eagle Lake ca 1942
Solheim ca 1905
Spring Park Villa ca 1910
Threshing on Dillon Farm on Centerville Road ca 1930
Town Clerk Marie Rolph signing bonds ca 1975
Train Passing Dillon Farm on Centerville Road ca 1930
USS Gertrude Cruz Raft on Bald Eagle Lake ca 1954
Dillon farm on Centerville Road ca 1930
Dock at Bellaire ca 1915
Horse Boarding Farm on Centerville Road ca 1972
1848-Township Map
Interior of Claussen Cottage on South Shore Blvd ca 1935
White Bear Town Hall July 1956
Work Crew ca 1920
Bald Eagle Depot ca 1893
Bald Eagle Hotel on south shore of Bald Eagle Lake ca 1910
