St. Cloud HIstory By tniedfeldt03 Jan 1, 1856 St. Cloud Founded Jan 1, 1868 Railroad comes through St. Cloud Aug 20, 1869 St. Cloud State Normal School Since St. Cloud State was founded there are over 100,000 alumni. Nov 17, 1880 Granite quarries begin operation The population grew 185% between 1880 and 1890 due to the granite quarries opening. Jan 1, 1889 St. Cloud Prison Built Jan 1, 1917 Pan Motor Company established Nov 1, 1920 Original St. Cloud Cathedral fo St. Mary was burned to the ground Aug 20, 1921 St. Cloud Normal School becomes Teachers College Jan 1, 1931 St. Cloud Cathefral of St. Mary was Built Aug 20, 1957 St. Cloud Teachers College becomes St. Cloud State College Jun 1, 1970 St. Cloud dam built over the Mississippi River Aug 20, 1975 St. Cloud State College becomes a University Aug 20, 1987 SCSU Men's and Women's hockey program becomes division 1 Oct 16, 1988 St. Cloud Riots Dec 17, 2011 SCSU football wins first national championship!