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St. Paul (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 093 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -93.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in eastern Minnesota across Mississippi River from Minneapolis to form "Twin Cities"; Lt. Zebulon Pike made unofficial treaty with Dakota Sioux for possession of region in 1805; named for chapel built in 1841. |
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| Saint Paul (preferred,C,V)
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| St. Paul (C,V,English-P)
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| סנט פול (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Pig's Eye (H,V)
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............ | named for Pierre "Pig's Eye Parrant," first settler, in 1838 |
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Ramsey (county) (P) |
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St. Paul (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since 1838; was first visited by Father Hennepin in 1680 & by Jonathan Carver in 1766 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated 1854 |
| state capital (C) |
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since 1858 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for automobiles, construction equipment, abrasives, oil refineries, foundries, refrigerators & beer |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for printing plants, chemicals, electronic communications equipment, magnetic tape, advertising specialties & food products |
| transportation center (C) |
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for air, road & water, profited with arrival of railroad in 1862 & anchored James J Hill's Canadian & Pacific rail empire |
| trade center (C) |
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fur trade center was established in 1680; today is known for world's largest public livestock market |
| financial center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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for State Capitol building, historic Fort Snelling State Park, St. Paul Winter Carnival & several ski resorts |
| educational center (C) |
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for Macalester, St. Thomas, Concordia, William Mitchell Law, St. Catherine, Hamline, Bethel & St. Paul Bible Colleges |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Minnesota .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007521] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Minneapolis .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, Minnesota, Hennepin county) [7014080] |
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across the river from each other, form the "Twin Cities" |
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