The area of St. Paul was originally known as "L'Œil de Cochon" (French for "Pig's Eye"). In 1841, the settlement was named Saint-Paul by Father Lucien Galtier, a priest from France, in honor of Paul the Apostle.

This year is also shared as the year of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes's birth.

What year was St. Paul, MN officially established?

Potts was a pioneer physician in St. Paul and one of the organizers of the Minnesota Historical Society, which formed in 1849.

In 1831 he graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Who was the first mayor of St. Paul?

Throughout its history, Fort Snelling served various roles, including a training center during the Civil War and a processing station for draftees in World War II. It became a significant site in the Dred Scott case, raising important issues about slavery and freedom that contributed to national tensions leading up to the Civil War

This National Historic Landmark resides on Dakota homeland, known as Bdote, with history spanning 10,000 years.

What is the name of the historic fort located in St. Paul?

In March of 1934, Dillinger was hiding out in the Lincoln Court Apartments with his girlfriend Billie Frechette under the alias "Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Hellman". The Saint Paul Police were tipped off by the landlord, resulting in a shootout that Dillinger and Frechette narrowly escaped. Injured during the Lincoln Court incident, Dillinger and Frechette fled to his father's home in Indiana.

Was named Public Enemy #1 by the FBI in 1934.

Which famous gangster was associated with St. Paul, MN during the 1930s?

The O'Conner Layover Agreement allowed criminals to stay in the city under three conditions: that they checked in with police upon their arrival; agreed to pay bribes to city officials; and committed no major crimes in the city of St. Paul. 

This arrangement lasted for almost forty years, ending when rampant corruption forced crusading local citizens and the federal government to step in.

What is the name of the corrupt deal enacted by the St. Paul Chief of Police in 1900?

French Beaux-Arts architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, who was also the chief architect of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis was the architect of the St. Paul's Cathedral.

The site originally held the Kittson Mansion on Saint Anthony Hill, an ornate but neglected Victorian home, and was demolished to build the cathedral.

What is the name of the cathedral in St. Paul?

Several Eastern newspaper correspondents kindled the start of the Winter Carnival by visiting Saint Paul in the fall of 1885 and returning home to report that Minnesota, in general, was another Siberia, unfit for human habitation. A group of business owners decided they would not take these comments lightly and retaliated by creating a wintertime festival starting in 1886, which would showcase all the beauty of Minnesota winters.

Over 20,000 ice blocks were used for the 1886 palace and a cost of $5,210.. (100 years later the 1986 palace cost $200,00. And in 1992, it cost over $1 million for the ice palace!)

What is the name of the famous winter carnival held in St. Paul?

Peanuts is among the most popular and influential in the history of comic strips, with 17,897 strips published in all, making it "arguably the longest story ever told by one human being". At the time of Schulz's death in 2000, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of roughly 355 million across 75 countries, and had been translated into 21 languages.

Charles Schulz grew up in Saint Paul. His father owned a barbershop at the corner of Snelling and Selby Avenues, and he worked at the Pioneer Press.

What was the name of famous comic strip created by Minnesota native, Charles M. Schulz?

Born in Saint Paul in 1896, Fitzgerald lived in the Saint Paul area at various times and in multiple locations until 1922. 

He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the "Jazz Age"

Which famous author was born in St. Paul?

The Minnesota Territory was formalized in 1849 with Saint Paul named as its capital. Saint Paul was incorporated as a city in 1854, and in 1858, Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state of the union with Saint Paul becoming the capital.

The picture featured is Minnesota first capitol building

Which year did St. Paul become the capital of Minnesota?

He was commissioned to design a number of railroad stations, including those in Anoka, Willmar and the extant Little Falls depot, all in Minnesota.

His works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court building, the state capitols of Minnesota, Arkansas, and West Virginia, and more.

Who was the architect of the Minnesota State Capitol building?

This neighborhood has the longest avenue of Victorian Houses in the US.

What is the name of the historic neighborhood in St. Paul known for its Victorian architecture?

Built in 1910, this theater is Saint Paul’s oldest surviving theater space. 

Originally named the Sam S. Shubert Theater, it was one of four memorial theaters erected by entertainment-industry leaders Lee and J. J. Shubert after the death of their brother.

What is the name of the historic theater in St. Paul, MN?

A statue of the Hamm’s Bear stands in the 7th Street Mall in St. Paul.

You can still visit the original brewery if you head over to the St. Paul Brewing!

Which famous brewery was founded in St. Paul in 1855?

Russell Dorr founded the Bankers Association of Minnesota on August 6, 1880, the first life insurance company in Minnesota. in 1901, we restructure into a mutual life insurance company and adopt a new name — Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company — that we keep for almost a century.

What was Securian's name when it was first founded in Minnesota in 1880?

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