In 1887, two years after starting a hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota, St. John's Abbey gave the sisters the minor seminary which was part of the monks' St. Clement Priory building complex of church, rectory and school in Duluth. Encouraged by the success of their hospital in St. Cloud, the sisters converted the seminary to a hospital and named it St. Mary's Hospital (2nd building on the right ). The hospital was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Benedictine sisters in Duluth when they branched off from St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, MN, to form an independent convent in Duluth in 1892 (Saint Benedict's Monastery Archives).
People relaxing on bench near cabin, Mesaba Coop Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Gate and driveway down to main pavilion, Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Exterior of the Virginia post office, at the corner of 3rd Avenue West and 1st Street South (formerly, South Wyoming Avenue and Maple Street). The Mesaba Electric Railway Company's trolley tracks can be seen in the foreground.
Exterior view of American Exchange Bank, 401 Chestnut Street. Incorporated in March 1904, it was reorganized as American Exchange National Bank in November 1919.
Exterior of the Jefferson School, at the corner of North 13th Street and North 8th Avenue West. Built in 1912, it was originally called the North Side School.
Exterior view of the tourist information cabin. An outreach effort of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, it was originally located east of Silver Lake, near 3rd Street North and North 6th Avenue West. It was relocated to a spot south of Eveleth on Highway 53 before being replaced by a mobile unit.