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Early European exploration. Minneapolis grew up around Saint Anthony Falls, the only waterfall on the Mississippi River and the end of the commercially navigable section of the river until locks were installed in the 1960s. A painting of Father Hennepin discovering Saint Anthony Falls.
27 de mai. de 1999 · Its name was derived from the Sioux word minne, meaning “water,” and the Greek polis, for “city.”. St. Anthony was chartered as a city in 1860 and Minneapolis in 1867; the two cities merged as Minneapolis in 1872. historical map of Minneapolis−St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Minneapolis was incorporated as a city in 1867, and in 1872, it merged with St. Anthony. Industries develop Saint Anthony Falls c. 1850s Loading flour, Pillsbury, 1939. Minneapolis developed around Saint Anthony Falls, the only natural waterfall on the Mississippi, which was used as a source of energy.
Our active and diverse city was built from a unique history that few are familiar with. Join us on a stroll through memory lane as we remember some of the best little-known facts about Minneapolis.
History. St. Croix River in Stillwater. St. Paul with barges on the Mississippi River, the Capitol dome, and Minneapolis 's skyline in the far background (right of St. Paul ). In the lower right is a typical 19th century home in Indian Mounds Park. European settlement.
Minneapolis (em português Mineápolis) [3] é a cidade mais populosa do estado norte-americano do Minnesota, no condado de Hennepin, do qual é sede. Foi fundada em 1847 e incorporada em 1855. Com quase 430 mil habitantes, de acordo com o censo nacional de 2020, [2] é a 46ª cidade mais populosa do país.
History. Taoyateduta was among the 121 Sioux leaders who from 1837 to 1851 ceded what is now Minneapolis. Loading flour, Pillsbury, 1939. Dakota Sioux were the region's sole residents at the time explorers arrived from France in about 1680. Nearby Fort Snelling, built in 1819 by the United States Army, spurred growth in the area.
