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Then, on or around June 1, 1838 Parrant completed building a small shack that, according to a historical publication by Albert A. Jones, dated 1892, became “ the first habitation, and the first business house of Saint Paul .” Thus Pierre “ Pig ’ s Eye ” Parrant became the first inhabitant of the future city of Saint Paul.
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