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Temperance St. Sarah Jane Woodson Early (1825 – 1907) was an American educator, black nationalist, temperance activist and author. A graduate of Oberlin College, she was hired at Wilberforce University in 1858 as the first African-American woman college instructor. She wrote The Life and Labors of Rev. J. W. Early, One of the Pioneers of African Methodism in the West and South (1894), a biography about her husband. It has been classified among the post-Civil War slave narratives, as she covered her husband’s rise from slavery through his decades of missionary activities for the AME church. Temple Court The name of the street refers to the area in London known as Inns of Court or the temple area. The entry from Wikipedia says: “The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. It is located in the wider Temple area of London, near the Royal Courts of Justice, and within the City of London.” The Middle Temple is the western part of “The Temple”, the headquarters of the Knights Templar until they were dissolved in 1312. There are a few books about legends and myths concerning the Knights Templar. You may have heard of one: Da Vinci’s Code by Dan Brown. The Middle Temple has a website with information on joining. Good luck. Thanks to Don Empson’s book for leading me to this information.

Tenth St. Tithing is traditionally seen as giving a tenth of one’s income to a church or synagogue. The source comes from chapters 14 and 28 of the Hebrew Bible: "Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.” —Genesis 14:18-20 "Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first. Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God, and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” —Genesis 28:12-22

Terrace Ct. The Poets House is located at  10 River Terrace in Battery Park, New York City. It  was founded in 1985 by poet Stanley Kunitz and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray. The library was modeled on The Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre in London – England’s national poetry library that is open to visitors. There is no apostrophe in the name in case you were wondering. Their website is well worth visiting. This author intends to establish a Poets House in Saint Paul with all the money he will make on this book. However, another idea would be to set up a non-profit and then apply for a grant from the Poetry Foundation. Aha!

Tainter Ave. Named for Captain Andrew Tainter (1823-1899). Donald Empson’s book shares the information about the theater in Menomonie, Wisconsin, which Tainter and his wife built. Here is the background from the theater’s website: “The Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater was constructed in 1889 as a tribute to Mabel Tainter, a young woman who loved music and the arts. Mabel passed away in 1886 at the age of nineteen. The Memorial was commissioned by her parents, Captain and Mrs. Andrew Tainter. Captain Tainter was a lumber baron and silent partner with Knapp, Stout, & Co. The facility, renamed the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts, now serves as a performing arts and cultural center.” It looks beautiful from the website pictures. Close enough to Saint Paul for a day trip. Check out the local bookstores while you are there.

Tatum Pl. Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum  by Robert Andrew Parker is a children’s picture book about the famous jazz pianist, Art Tatum (1909–1956). Published in 2008. Beverly Daniel Tatum is the author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Other Conversations About Race (published 1997). Tatum is the current president of Spelman College.

Taylor Ave. John Eisenhower (1922– 2013) was a United States Army general and military historian who served as the United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971. He was the son of President Dwight Eisenhower. He authored a biography (published in 2008) of Zachary Taylor  (1784–1850), the 12th President of the United States, and  which this author includes here in order to brag about his mother having once claimed that we were related. That’s all he has to brag about, but there it is.

Tedesco  St. The street is named for Victor Tedesco (born 1922). His memoir I Always Sang For My Father: Or Anyone Who Would Listen was written  with Trudi Hahn and  published in 2006.

Tell St. Leonard Everett Fisher (born 1924) is an American artist known best for children's books.  He received the Pulitzer Award for Painting in 1950. Since 1955 he has illustrated about 250 books for younger readers including about 88 that he also wrote. He is the author and illustrator of a children’s picture book about the legendary Swiss folk hero, William Tell, who  was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head.

Territorial Rd.   To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets From Pre-Territorial Days To the Present, edited by Joyce Sutphen, Thom Tammaro  and Connie Wanek is an anthology of poems by Minnesota women from the mid-1800s to the present. It was published in 2006.

Tewanna Pl.     Don Empson tells us that this is an Ojibway word. This author cannot find any literary connection to the name other than a reference to a native Seneca legend. The Seneca tribe is part of the Six Nations or Iroquois League.

Third St. E.     Diary Of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel  is a book in the Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney and published in 2012.

Thirteenth St.    Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin is the thirteenth book in the Henry and Mudge series. Written by Cynthia Rylant and published in 1994. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. Final Freedom: The Civil War, The Abolition of Slavery, and the Thirteenth Amendment by Michael Vorenberg was published in 2001.

Thomas Ave.    Thomas the Tank Engine is a small fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry  (1911–1997) and his son, Christopher  (born 1940).

Thompson St.   Eloise is a series of children's books written in the 1950s by Kay Thompson (1909–1998) and illustrated by Hilary Knight (born 1926). Thompson and Knight followed up Eloise (1955) with four sequels.

Thorn St. John Thorn (born 1947) is a sports historian and cultural commentator. Since March 1, 2011, he has been the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. He is the author of Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game, published 2011, and the children’s book, First Pitch : How Baseball Began, published 2011.

Thure Ave.      Thure Erik Lund (born 27 June 1959 at Vikersund) is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel Tanger, for which he won Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris.

Thurston St.   Donald Empson’s book tells us the street is named for Howard Thurston  (1869–1936). A biography was published in 2011: The Last Greatest Magician in the World: Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles Of the American Wizards by Jim Steinmeyer.

Tilsen Ave.     Emilie Tilsen is a character in the novel Music and Silence written by the English author Rose Tremain (born 1943) who is the current Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. It is set in and around the court of Christian IV of Denmark in the years 1629 and 1630. The book won Best Novel at the 1999 Whitbread Awards.

Timberlake Rd.    Donald Empson’s book tells us that the street was named for C. Jerome Timberlake (1923-1944) who was a lieutenant in the Army and killed in the Battle of the Bulge. There are many books about the Battle of the Bulge. The story is included in Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-45 by Max Hastings, published 2004. Amy Timberlake is the author of the Newbery Honor book One Came Home, published 2013. It is a young adult mystery novel that takes place in Wisconsin.

Topic Ln. You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About by Dave Barry was published in 2014 and appears to be in the humor genre. This author fell out of his chair the last time he read a Dave Barry book so for safety’s sake he may read this one while sitting on the floor.

Topping   St.     Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a Young Adult book written by Ransom Riggs. The movie based on the book was produced by Jenna Topping and Peter Chernin.

Toronto St. Kathleen Winters (1949–2010) was an author and aviator. Originally from Toronto she later moved to Minnesota and graduated from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul. She wrote Anne Morrow Lindbergh: First Lady of the Air, a 2006 biography of Charles Lindbergh’s wife.

Totem Rd.      The street is named for Totem Town which is the Ramsey County  detention center for nonviolent boys  The campus was renamed Totem Town in 1957 from the local practice of converting dead trees on the property into totem poles.    Echoes of the Elders: The stories and paintings of Chief Lelooska, edited by Christine Normandin, is a collection of Northwest Coast Indian tales. Published in 1997.

Tower St. Named for a water tower that was built a year before the street was named. The Day the Watertower Froze: Stories from the Mille Lacs Band by David MacArthur (published 2012) contains stories of the author’s 15 years working at the Mille Lacs Reservation.

Transfer Rd.   Assassination Classroom: Time for a Transfer Student is a Young Adult manga book by Yusei Matsui.

Trout Brook Circle     Even Brook Trout Get The Blues by John Gierach, published in 1993 is a collection of essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general.

Tuscarora Ave. The Tuscarora were a  native American tribe in the North Carolina area. They were involved in what was called the Tuscarora War from 1711 until 1715 with the European colonists and other native tribes. The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers, and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies by David LA Vere, published 2013, is an account of that war. The street was named for the tribe.

Twelfth St. Twelfth Night; or, What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare. The setting is the twelfth night of the Christmas season.