St Paul, Minnesota: the coldest (and coolest) capital in the U.S. Sometimes called the East Coast of the Mississippi, the better half of the Twin Cities became a city in 1854. Before people, St Paul was underwater: a giant Glacial River covered pretty much everything. The glacial retreat created the river gorge and limestone bluffs. The first people known to live in present day St Paul were the Hopewell, who built the first burial mounds overlooking the bend in the river (now known as Mounds Park) more than 2,000 years ago. Starting around 1600, the Mdewankton Dakota people moved into the river valley. The Dakota named the area "Imnizaska," which means "white rock," after the bluffs along the river. The first non-indigenous settlement came along in 1841, and was originally known as Pig's Eye Landing. A Catholic priest later chose the name St Paul. In 1849, the Minnesota Territory was established and St. Paul, with its bustling river port and at-the-time large population (1,294 in the 1850 census), was designated its capital. There was an upheaval of sorts as Minnesota prepared to enter the union as the 32nd state, and in 1857 St Paul almost lost its capital status to St Peter. Skip ahead to the present, in addition to being the state capital, St Paul is a large multi-cultural city known for its 26 miles of river shore, extensive parks, historic architecture and tradition of preservation, and, as an arts and cultural seat for the entire region.
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