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The history dates back
as far as 1857, when Minnesota was still a territory. A trading post on
the village site had been named St. Vincent in honor of St. Vincent De
Paul, founder of missions and hospitals in France. As early as 1800, the fur company started a trading post and before that, Peter Grant had maintained headquarters there as a fur trader. The little village of St. Vincent at one time included several hotels, saloons, stores, full school, two cafes, jail, town hall, two gas stations, a grocery and dry goods store, machine and parts shop, five churches and a post office. |