History of Saint Paul

History of Saint Paul. . . . [1.] We entered a strange wilderness . . [2.] We camped among Indian Nations . . [3.] We trapped the land’s abundance . . [4.] We labored with the Earth . . [5.] We bridged great distances . . [6.] Now we remember the wilderness . . [Chapel] In 1841, Father Lucien Galtier traveled to our city, which was little more than a landing called Pig’s Eye. He built a chapel here and called it Saint Paul. Thus our city was formed and named. . . “St. Paul is a wonderful city. . It is put together in solid blocks . of honest brick and stone and . has the air of intending to stay. . Mark Twain, . Life on the Mississippi (1883). . . [Axe] . In October, 1841, eight men gathered here with their axes to build our city’s first chapel: Pierre & Charles Bottineau, two men named Pierre Gervais, Vital Guerin, Isaac & Joseph Labissonniere and Francois Morin. . . [Belfry & Bell] . After the bell from the sunken steamboat Argo was salvaged in 1847, the Honorable Henry M. Rice presented it to Father Augustine Ravoux, who had it placed here in a belfry beside the chapel. . . [Paddlewheel] . “The opening of navigation was hailed with delight and the first steamboat that touched the levee each spring was welcomed by almost the entire population.” . The Minnesota Democrat, 1 November 1854 . . [Terra Cotta panels along riverfront wall, in no particular order] . This historical marker was erected by City of Saint Paul. It is in Saint Paul in Ramsey County Minnesota