St. Vincent

History

St. Vincent, which is directly across the Red River from Pembina, was initially incorporated in 1857, just prior to statehood. Many of the earliest settlers to what would become Pembina and St. Vincent were Métis, going back to the late 18th century. In 1878, the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line reached St. Vincent and opened the area to settlement. With the railroad coming through, other settlers began arriving to stake their claims.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The community is the westernmost community in Minnesota. It is situated on the banks of the Red River of the North, in the Red River Valley. It grew from one of the oldest settlements in the region, when it was part of an early [https://books.google.com/books?id=_g4wAAAAYAAJ&dq=There+had+been+a+North+West+Company+post+established+in+1794+by+Peter+Grant+on+the+ground+where+St.+Vincent%2C+Minnesota%2C+now+stands&pg=PA30 fur-trading post] established by [http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/grant_peter_7E.html Peter Grant] in [https://books.google.com/books?id=EaqU5RY-W8gC&q=peter+grant&pg=PA195 1793]. The city of Pembina, North Dakota borders it on the west, across the Red River of the North. Minnesota Highway 171, U.S. Highway 75, 8th Street, and Pacific Avenue are four of the main routes in and around the community. North Dakota Highway 59 and Interstate 29 are also nearby.

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