Saint Paul topographic map

Name: Saint Paul topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States (44.88728 -93.20779 44.99202 -93.00432)

Average elevation: 266 m

Minimum elevation: 207 m

Maximum elevation: 334 m

The year 1858 saw more than 1,000 steamboats service Saint Paul, making it a gateway for settlers to the Minnesota frontier or Dakota Territory. Geography was a primary reason the city became a transportation hub. The location was the last good point to land riverboats coming upriver due to the river valley's topography. For a time, Saint Paul was called "The Last City of the East." Fort Snelling was important to St. Paul from the start. Direct access from St. Paul did not happen until the 7th bridge was built in 1880. Before that, there was a cable ferry crossing dating to at latest the 1840s. Once streetcars appeared, a new bridge to St. Paul was built in 1904. Until the town built its first jail the fort's brig served St. Paul.