St. Paul in 1857, From roof of Court House.

View of the city of St. Paul in 1857
View of the city of St. Paul in 1857
View of the city of St. Paul in 1857

These photographs by Benjamin Franklin Upton, are a view of the city of St. Paul in 1857. Upton stood on top of the courthouse and took a panorama of nine photos.

Alexander Ramsey arrived in 1849 to become the first governor of Minnesota Territory. Within a few years, he described it as "a city of thousands, in  which commerce rears its spacious warehouses, religion its spired temples, a broad capitol its swelling dome, and luxury and comfort numerous ornamented and substantial abodes."