David Madson's design for an AIDS memorial

David Madson's design for an AIDS memorial

David Madson's design for an AIDS memorial, ca. 1997. The design was the centerpiece of his master's thesis in architecture for the University of Minnesota Duluth. Used with the permission of a friend of David Madson.

David Madson presenting his design for an AIDS memorial

David Madson presenting his design for an AIDS memorial

David Madson (left) presenting his design for an AIDS memorial, ca. 1997. The design was the centerpiece of his master's thesis in architecture for the University of Minnesota. Duluth. Used with the permission of a friend of David Madson.

David Madson

David Madson

David Madson, undated.

Madson, David Jon (1963–1997)

David Madson was a Minneapolis-based architect who worked for a retail marketing firm while attending the University of Minnesota to complete his master’s degree in architecture. He designed an AIDS memorial in the mid-1990s, when few memorials for the disease existed and the epidemic was at its height. He was involved in the local queer and leather communities, frequented gay bars, and attended HIV/AIDS fundraisers. Madson is widely known as the second victim of spree killer Andrew Cunanan, who murdered him in Chisago County, Minnesota, in 1997.

Marine Mill ruins, 1909

Marine Mill ruins, 1909

Ruins of the Walker, Judd & Veazie saw mill at Marine Mill (Marine on St. Croix), May 1, 1909.

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1890

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills, ca. 1890

Walker, Judd & Veazie sawmill at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) ca. 1890. Photograph by John Runk.

Preserving Marine Mill

Learn about the grassroots effort to preserve Marine Mill, the site of Minnesota's first commercial sawmill.

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 2010s

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 2010s

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895. Photograph by John Cross for the Minnesota Historical Society, ca. 2010s.

Marine Mill ruins, 2008

Marine Mill ruins, 2008

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user MacGhiever, June 8, 2008. GNU Free Documentation License.

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 1940

Marine Mill ruins, ca. 1940

Ruins of the mill operated by the Marine Lumber Company at Marine Mills (Marine on St. Croix) between 1839 and 1895, ca. 1940. Photograph by John Cross.

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