The first settlers in Ramsey were Thomas A. Holmes and James Beatty who built the Old Log Trading Post in 1849 at the location. Itasca Village was later platted in 1852. The village contained the first post office in Anoka County and a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Itasca Village went abandoned soon after the removal of the Winnebago Indians in the area. In 1857 the first township was created named Watertown, it would later change to Dover, and finally Ramsey. Ramsey was incorporated on November 12, 1976 with a population of about 8,000 people.
The first settlers in Ramsey were Thomas A. Holmes and James Beatty who built the Old Log Trading Post in 1849 at the location. Itasca Village was la?ter platted in 1852. The village contained the first post office in Anoka County and a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad. The Itasca Village went abandoned soon after the removal of the Winnebago Indians in the area. In 1857 the first township was created named Watertown, it would la,ter change to Dover, and finally Ramsey. Ramsey was incorporated on November 12, 1976 with a population of about 8,000 people.