St. Anthony Falls
waterfall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota
St. Anthony Falls, on the Mississippi River at the site of Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
St. Anthony Falls is a waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is approximately 50 feet (15 meters) high.1
The falls were vital to Minneapolis's early economic development. In the mid-19th century, the area around the falls became the site of the first settlement in Minneapolis. The falls provided the power necessary for lumber and flour milling, which by 1870 had established the city as a leading flour producer.21
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