In 1886, William and Mary Dawson founded Gladstone, named after the British Prime Minister.- History of Maplewood (maplewoodmn.gov)
The written history of Maplewood begins about 165 years ago when European and French-Canadian settlers began farming in this area. Prior to this time, the land was inhabited by the Dakota Indians with occasional visits by French and English fur traders and explorers. The landscape was a mix of scrub oak and prairie with many wetlands and lakes.
- The Ghost town of Gladstone (maplewoodmn.gov)
Maplewood has its own “Ghost Town.” English Street and Frost Avenue was the center of this now vanished city. In the final years of the nineteenth century it was a very different place.
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Matthew 12:28 KJV