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St. Peter Minnesota Community Guide

St. Peter is a city in and the county seat of Nicollet County, Minnesota. U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highways 22 and 99 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.77 square miles (14.94 km2), of which, 5.59 square miles (14.48 km2) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) of it (2.52%) is water.

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St. Peter was founded in 1853 by Captain William Bigelow Dodd, who claimed 150 acres (0.61 km2) north of what is now Broadway Avenue. He named the new settlement Rock Bend because of the rock formation at the bend of the Minnesota River. The town site was platted and surveyed in 1854 by Daniel L. Turpin. In 1855 a group of St. Paul businessmen interested in promoting the town formed the Saint Peter Company, and the town was renamed St. Peter. The president of the Company was Willis A. Gorman, Territorial Governor of Minnesota. Many of the streets in St. Peter were named after streets in New York City; Park Row, Chatham, Broadway, Nassau, Union for example. Captain Dodd was originally from Bloomfield, New Jersey, his second wife Harriett Newell Jones, a native of Cabot, Vermont was living in New York at the time of their marriage at the Church of the Holy Communion in New York City, that church helped fund the church in St. Peter which shares the same name.

In 1857 an attempt was made to move the capitol from St. Paul to St. Peter. Gov. Gorman owned the land on which the bill's sponsors wanted to build the new capitol building, and at one point had been heard saying, "If the capitol remains in Saint Paul, the territory is worth millions and I have nothing." At the time, St. Peter - a city in the central region of the territory - was seen as more accessible to the far-flung territorial legislators than St. Paul, which was in the extreme eastern portion of the territory, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. A bill was passed in both houses of the Territorial Legislature and was awaiting Governor Gorman's signature. A member of the Territorial Council (Senate) Joseph J. Rolette of Pembina (now in North Dakota), the son of a Canadian fur trapper and chairman of the enrollment committee, took the bill and hid in a St. Paul Hotel, drinking and playing cards with some friends as the City Police looked fruitlessly for him, until the end of the legislative session, too late for the bill to be signed. Rolette came into the chamber just as the session ended. One might say that the bill was an attempt to "rob Paul to pay Peter". Today, St. Paul is the second largest city in the state (second only to neighboring Minneapolis), while St. Peter is a relatively small rural town.

In 1851 the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was signed between the Sioux (Dakota) and the U. S. Government just one mile (1.6 km) north of St. Peter. The Nicollet County Historical Society—Treaty Site History Center is located near the site of the treaty signing. The promises of the treaty were not kept. The Dakota became angered and the Dakota War of 1862 began in Cottonwood County. In August 1862 the Dakota attacked the German settlement of New Ulm. A company of volunteers from St. Peter, headed by Captain William B. Dodd, St. Peter's founder, went to the defense of New Ulm. Captain Dodd was killed on August 23, 1862, and was briefly buried in New Ulm. On November 11, 1862, Captain Dodd was buried with high military honors in St. Peter on the grounds of the Church of the Holy Communion (Episcopal), on land he donated to the church. Captain Dodd, his wife Harriet and two children are buried behind the present stone church built in 1869-70 at 118 North Minnesota Avenue.

In 1866 the Legislature established the first "Minnesota Asylum for the Insane" in St. Peter. Later it was known as the St. Peter State Hospital and now as St. Peter Regional Treatment Center.

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ST. PETER, the county seat, located in Traverse and Oshawa Townships, first settled in the fall of 1853 by Capt. William B. Dodd, platted in June 1854, was incorporated as a borough March 2, 1865, and as a city January 7, 1873. It was named for the St. Pierre or St. Peter River, as the Minnesota River was called by the early French and English explorers and fur traders, probably in honor of Pierre Charles Le Sueur, whose surname is borne by the adjoining county on the east side of this river. In early years it was also known as Rock Bend and Rocky Point. The city had a station of the Chicago and North Western Railway, and the post office was established in 1856. The city is the site of Gustavus Adolphus College, which was first founded in Red Wing in 1862, moved to East Union, Carver County, in 1863, at which time it was called St. Ansgar's Academy, and moved to St. Peter in 1876 and was renamed. The Minnesota Hospital for Insane was established here in 1866.

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St. Peter City Hall 227 S Front Street St. Peter, MN 56082-2538 Phone: (507) 934-4840 Fax: (507) 934-4917 Ofice Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm City Council Meetings: 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 pm
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address		Phone
Mayor	12/31/2021	Chuck Zieman 1407 Rockbend Parkway Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(507) 934-2107
City Administrator	appointed	Todd Prafke 227 S Front Street St. Peter, MN 56082		(507) 934-0663
Council Member - Ward 1	12/31/2021	Shanon Nowell  1127 Willow Drive St. Peter, Minnesota 56082		(507) 246-6858
Council Member - Ward 1	12/31/2021	Edward P. Johnson 227 S Front Street Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(507) 382-4022
Council Member - Ward 1	12/31/2023	Keri Johnson 1912 Orchard Ridge Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(612) 387-2835
Council Member - Ward 2	12/31/2023	Emily Bruflat 317 West Grace Street Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(651) 472-1700
Council Member - Ward 2	12/31/2023	Bradley DeVos 227 South Front Street Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(763) 350-7567
Council Member - Ward 2	12/31/2021	Stephen C. Grams 420 South Washington Avenue Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082		(507) 934-0176

US Post Office 300 S 3rd Street St. Peter, MN 56082-2024 Phone: (507) 931-1950 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Fax: (507) 931-2500 Regular Business Hours: Week Days       8:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday           9:00 am - 11:00 am

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Arts Center of Saint Peter 315 S Minnesota Avenue St Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-3630 Web: www.artscentersp.org "The Arts Center offers wheelchair-accessible gallery and performance space, as well as space for arts group meetings and art classes. The Arts Center is also the home of Southern Minnesota’s premier Clay Center, with studio space for 14 renters, classes for students of all ages and ability levels, and monthly open studio experiences (second Sunday of the month 5-7 p.m., free instruction provided; children must be accompanied by participating adults).
Cox House Museum 500 N Washington Avenue St Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-2160 Web:  www.nchsmn.org/sites/e-st-julien-cox-house The E. St. Julien Cox House was the home of one of the earliest settlers of St. Peter. Eugene Cox was an attorney, St. Peter’s first Mayor, and a representative to the State House and Senate. The Home, built in 1871, is one of the few fully restored Italianate homes in Minnesota.
Treaty Site History Center 1851 North Minnesota Avenue St Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-0172 Web: www.nchsmn.org/sites/treaty-site-history-center The Treaty Site History Center is the headquarters of the Nicollet County Historical Society. A county museum and more, the site’s exhibits explore the fascinating history of Nicollet County and Minnesota’s territorial expansion. During your visit to the Treaty Site History Center, you will explore the stories of Nicollet County’s first inhabitants- the Dakota people, explorers, traders, and settlers. The interaction between these people laid the historical groundwork for the signing of the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, signed here in July of 1851, that ceded 24 million acres of Dakota land to the U.S. government and opened the land to new settlers and westward expansion.

Riverside Park 207 S Front Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-1550 Web:  www.saintpetermn.gov/camping The park contains nearly 2,000 feet of frontage on the Minnesota River and its related backwaters. A designated state canoe route, the Minnesota River is known for its large walleyes and catfish. Riverside Park accesses miles of hiking, biking, cross country ski and snowmobile trails. Other amenities include a river access boat landing, playground, picnic shelters, picnic tables, volleyball courts, restroom/shower facilities and a two-acre fishing pond for use by youth under the age of 16 and senior citizens.

River's Edge Hospital 1900 N Sunrise Drive St Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-2200 Web: www.riversedgehealth.org River’s Edge has delivered over seventy years of quality care including family medicine, pediatrics, emergency room and much more to the residents of St. Peter and the surrounding communities. River’s Edge has been nationally recognized as a progressive leader in quality and patient safety initiatives and has been designated as a mentor hospital by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

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St. Peter School District 100 Lincoln Drive St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-5703 Web: www.stpeterschools.org Grades: PK-12 Students:
St. Peter High School 100 Lincoln Drive St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-4210 Web: www.stpeterschools.org/high.htm Grades: 9-12 Students:  523
St. Peter Middle School 100 Lincoln Drive St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-4210 Web:  www.stpeterschools.org/middle-high.htm Grades: 5-8 Students:  305
North Elementary School 815 North 9th Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-3260 Web:  www.stpeterschools.org/north.htm Grades: 2-4 Students:  625
South Elementary School 1405 S 7th Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-2754 Web:  www.stpeterschools.org/south.htm Grades: PK-1 Students:  446

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Calvary Baptist Church 516 W Jefferson Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-4567 Web:  www.saintpetercalvarybaptistchurch.org  Pastor:  Dave Johnson Sunday Worship:  10:30 am
Church of St. Peter 1801 W Broadway St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-1628 Fax: (507) 931-2977 Web: www.churchofstpeter.org Pastor:  Father Phil Schotzko Saturday Mass:  5:00 pm Sunday Mass:  10:00 am
First Lutheran Church - ELCA 1114 W Traverse Road St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-3060 Web: www.flcstp.org  Pastor:  Ted Kunze Sunday Worship:  8:15am and 10:30am
Holy Communion Episcopal Church 118 N Minnesota Avenue PO Box 176 St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-2542 Web: www.holycommunionstpeter.org   Pastor:  Rev. Tom Harries Sunday Worship:  9:30 am
Jesus Assembly of God 722 Sunrise Drive St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-1468 Web: n/a Pastor:  n/a Sunday Worship:  n/a
Living Truth Fellowship 1400 N Washington Avenue St. Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-4325 Web: www.ltfellowship.org Pastor:  Greg Emley Sunday Worship:  10:30 am (Summer 10:00 am)
Norseland Lutheran Church 37777 State Highway 22 Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 246-5140 Web: n/a Pastor:  n/a Sunday Worship:  n/a
River of Life Lutheran Church - LCMS 830 Sunrise Drive Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 519-1204 Web:  www.riveroflifelutheran.com Pastor:  n/a Sunday Worship:  n/a
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church - WELS 427 W Mulberry Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-1866 Web: www.saintpeterlutheran.org Pastor:  Rev. Charles Degner Sunday Worship:  8:00 am and 10:30 am
Scandian Grove Lutheran Church - ELCA 42869 County Road 52 Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 246-5222 Web: www.scandiangrovelutheranchurch.org Pastor:  Kay Rohloff Sunday Worship:  10:00 am
Trinity Lutheran Church - ELCA 511 S 5th Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-4786 Web:  www.trinitystpeter.org   Pastor:  Joy G. Ekstedt Sunday Worship:  8:00am and 9:30am
Union Presbyterian Church 730 S 3rd Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 934-4602 Web:  www.spupc.org Pastor:  Andrew Davis Sunday Worship:  10:15 am (Summer 9:30 am)

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Riverside Municipal Campground 207 S Front Street Saint Peter, MN 56082 Phone: (507) 931-1550 Web:  www.saintpetermn.gov/camping Sites with camper/electric hook-ups are $26.72 (includes tax) per night, and tent/non-electric sites are $16.03 (includes tax) per night. Campsites are available on a first come, first serve basis and are restricted to one vehicle per site, with no more than 6 people per site unless as a single family unit.

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