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HISTORIC SITES <br />b. Plan <br />NATURAL <br />WATERCOURSES <br />a. Inventory <br />the school house to its original conditions, using it as <br />a museum for various school tours. The North Star Feder- <br />ated Women's Club initiated the project two years ago. <br />Volunteers are doing the research and restoration will be <br />supervised by the Minnesota State Historical Society. <br />The State Historical Society has also noted a few other <br />sites of interest. They are: <br />1. The Ramsey Township Cemetery <br />2. A Brick Italianate House, at 1375 Sunfish <br />Lake Boulevard: The A.A. Troy House <br />3. A Greek Revival House, at 1630 Industry Avenue <br />4. The Itasca Town Site <br />5. Jack's Auto Repair <br />6. Roy Sanderson's Barn <br />These sites are now listed on the Minnesota State Inventory. <br />See Map 1 for location of these sites. <br />There is one prehistoric site that has been identified by <br />the State Historical Society. It is called the Winnebago <br />Enclosure Site, and is an earthern enclosure as yet un- <br />excavated, assumed to be the former site of various pits <br />and Indian activity areas. The Itasca Town Site is also of <br />archeological importance, dating back to its siting in 1852. <br />Since there are so few historic sites, and because the Anoka <br />County Historical Society is taking responsibility for re- <br />storation work, there is little need for City involvement. <br />The City should, however, work with the Historical Society <br />if there is a desire to develop additional sites. <br />A natural watercourse is a channel for water movement; such <br />as creeks, streams, or rivers. The primary watercourses in. <br />the City of Ramsey are the Mississippi and Rum Rivers, and <br />they form the southwestern and eastern boundaries of the <br />community. Other significant watercourses in the community <br />are Trott and Ford Brooks, which drain the north and central <br />portion of Ramsey into the Rum River. Much of the run -off <br />in Ramsey drains into depressional areas and some of these <br />areas have been connected by county ditches. Considering <br />the county ditch system, as well as the brooks and rivers, <br />the City of Ramsey has a fairly extensive system of drain - <br />ageways. (Map 1, Surface Hydrology). <br />6 <br />2. NATURAL WATERCOURSES <br />