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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMINE_changing-the-shape-of-the-falls_Minneapolis-MN.html
When Europeans first saw the falls, the crest was well below Hennepin Island. Natural erosion caused the line of the falls to move steadily upriver at about four feet a year. By the 1850s, the cataract was approaching the upper limit of the limest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIGD_the-west-side-milling-district_Minneapolis-MN.html
Minneapolis on the west bank of the river quickly overtook St. Anthony on the east side. A major reason was more efficient use of water power. In 1857 the Minneapolis Mill Company started to build a canal along South First Street. Enlarged and ext…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI1X_historic-milling-district_Minneapolis-MN.html
This aerial view shows the gatehouse, water power canal and adjacent mills as they appeared in 1945. They, together with similar structures on the east bank, made Minneapolis the milling capital of the nation from 1880-1930. Changes in marketing a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHYX_stone-arch-bridge_Minneapolis-MN.html
"This viaduct...is the only one of its kind that spans the Father of Waters, and is one of the largest and most noteworthy in the United States.Firmer than the earth which supports it, it is constructed to stand the test of time." —Daily …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDV4_pettingills-wonderful-water_Minneapolis-MN.html
A natural spring flows from the rock at the base of Hennepin Bluff below this spot. According to tradition the iron-red mud at the spring provided pigment for Native Americans. White settlers of the 1850s believed the water had medicinal qualities…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDV3_portaging-around-the-falls_Minneapolis-MN.html
For untold generations of Indian people the Mississippi River was an important canoe route. To pass around the falls, the Dakota (Sioux) and Ojibway (Chippewa) used a well-established portage trail. Starting at a landing below the site now occupie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDV2_the-stone-arch-bridge_Minneapolis-MN.html
In 1879 St. Paul railroad magnate James J. Hill opened his "Manitoba line" to the Canadian border, linking the wheat fields of the Red River Valley with the flour mills of Minneapolis. To improve railroad access at the falls he built this 2,100-fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDV1_father-hennepin-bluffs_Minneapolis-MN.html
This was the site from which Father Louis Hennepin, the Franciscan Priest, first viewed the Falls of St. Anthony in June of 1680. He named the falls after his patron saint St. Anthony of Padua. The famous waterfall was responsible for the birth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBAQ_rodney-j-putz_Bloomington-MN.html
In memory of Rodney J. Putz 1939 - 1994 This living garden has been planted in memory of Rodney J. Putz. Visionary, Entrepreneur, Leader, Teacher, Mentor, Friend, Brother, Father, Husband, Great Human Being, and key to the success of Mall of Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBA5_john-harrington-stevens-house_Minneapolis-MN.html
Built in 1850, this was the first house on the west bank of the Mississippi, located at Saint Anthony Falls near the present-day Minneapolis Post Office. John H. Stevens received permission to occupy the site, a part of the Fort Snelling milit…
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