Como Park is a neighborhood and city planning district in
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...
, in the United States. It is Planning District 10. The main features of the neighborhood are
Como Lake and
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. The approximate boundaries of the neighborhood are Snelling Avenue to the west, Larpenteur Avenue to the north, Dale Street to the east, and the Pierce Butler Route to the south.
History
The area around Como Lake was originally swamp and oak savannas. It was inhabited seasonally by the
Dakota people
The Dakota (pronounced , or ) are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe (Native American), tribe and First Nations in Canada, First Nations band government in North America. They compose two of the three main subcultur ...
, who called the lake ''Medawaka'', which roughly translates to "Lake Mysterious." One of the earliest European settlers was Charles Perry. He farmed a 160-acre claim of land that later would become the regional park. Perry named the lake after
Lake Como
Lake Como ( , ) also known as Lario, is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. ...
near his birthplace in the Swiss-Italian Alps.
Como Neighborhood History Project
Retrieved on February 2nd, 2024
References
External links
Como Park Community Council
Neighborhoods in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Populated places established in the 19th century
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