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  2. The name Saint Paul was then first used in official records at the marriage of Vetel and Adele Guerin on January 26, 1841. About that time, the name of the settlement was formally changed to Saint Paul as a more worthy name than "Pig's Eye" ( French : L'Oeil du Cochon) and in honor of the new chapel.

  3. 5 days ago · In 1849 St. Paul became the capital of the newly formed Minnesota Territory, and it was made the state capital when Minnesota was admitted to the Union in 1858. St. Paul, Minnesota (more)

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  4. In 1841, Father Lucien Galtier of France (the first Roman Catholic priest to serve Minnesota) established Saint Paul’s Chapel on the bluffs above the landing. Not finding Pig’s Eye to be a suitable name for the settlement, Galtier renamed it for the church.

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  5. Nov 1, 2023 · The myth likely originated from a poetic 1850 newspaper passage in the Minnesota Pioneer suggesting the place once called “Pigs Eye” would convert to St. Paul. (1) However,...

  6. Website. stpaul.gov. Current as of October 12, 2023. Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. [6] Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center of Minnesota's government.

    • 824 ft (251 m)
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  7. Apr 24, 2022 · The history of St Paul MN paints an interesting story of immigration and outsiders. From the first peoples who moved there fleeing invasion to the European immigrants who settled in the 1800s, from its origins as the home of a distilling operation to its time as a haven for bootleggers and gangsters, St Paul has remained a complex town both frontier wild and a center of industry and trade.

  8. Father Galtier first used the name "Saint Paul" for the settlement on the marriage certificate of Mr.Vital and Miss Guerin. Galtier was succeeded by Father Augustine Ravoux in 1844. He immediately found the small structure too cramped for the needs of his growing parish, and built an addition, doubling its size.

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