Mississippi NRRA - St Anthony Falls
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N 44° 58.838 W 093° 15.466
15T E 479676 N 4980830
The St. Anthony Falls visitor center (US Army Corps of Engineers) has a cancellation for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
Waymark Code: WMHHZT
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2013
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About 10,000 years ago, the great River Warren Falls reached the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. There it split into two separate falls, and the one that followed the Mississippi River course became St. Anthony Falls. Father Hennepin gave the falls its current name in 1680 being the first European to view the falls.
During the 1700s and 1800s, explorers and settlers visited the region to see the great spectacle caused by the falls. The falls became the main source of power for the many lumber and flour mills that were built around the area during this time period.
St. Anthony Falls suffered severe damage from 1860 to 1887 due to overuse and poor engineering of water power systems. The US Army Corps of Engineers made improvements to the falls in 1937 to help stabilize the falls.
Address:
1 Portland Ave
Minneapolis, MN USA
55401
NPS Web Page for this Station: [Web Link]
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