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Back in the day
Ox carts line up in downtown St. Paul. The year was 1858, the year Minnesota officially became a state.
Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul was already a bustling community when Minnesota became a state. Curent host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss what life was like in the 1850s frontier town.

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Back in the day
Ox carts line up in downtown St. Paul. The year was 1858, the year Minnesota officially became a state.
Minnesota Historical Society
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