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Saint Anthony Falls
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Saint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located at the northeastern edge of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Mississippi River. Throughout the m
Saint Anthony Falls with the upper lock and dam, viewed from downstream
Saint Anthony Falls with the upper lock and dam, viewed from downstream
Albert Bierstadt painted The Falls of St. Anthony in 1880, creating an artist's impression of how the falls looked prior to industrialization.
Albert Bierstadt painted The Falls of St. Anthony in 1880, creating an artist's impression of how the falls looked prior to industrialization.
In winter
In winter
Mississippi River at Minneapolis in 2008, looking downstream. The bridge in the foreground is the Third Avenue Bridge, behind it are the Upper St Anth
Mississippi River at Minneapolis in 2008, looking downstream. The bridge in the foreground is the Third Avenue Bridge, behind it are the Upper St Anthony Falls to the left and the upper lock and dam to the right, followed by the Stone Arch Bridge. The new I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge can be seen in the background.
Louis Hennepin
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Louis Hennepin, OFM was a Belgian Catholic priest and missionary best known for his activities in North America. A member of the Recollects, a minor branch of the Franciscans, he travelled to New Fran
Saint Anthony Falls
…of locks were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s to extend navigation to points upstream. The falls were renamed from their Dakota title in 1680 by Father Louis Hennepin after his patron saint, St. Anthony of Padua. The towns of St. Anthony and Minneapolis, which had developed on the east and west sides of the falls…
Portrait de Louis Hennepin, 1694
Portrait de Louis Hennepin, 1694
Painting by Douglas Volk, of Father Louis Hennepin seeing Saint Anthony Falls.
Painting by Douglas Volk, of Father Louis Hennepin seeing Saint Anthony Falls.
Illustration from the 1688 Dutch edition of Description de la Louisiane
Illustration from the 1688 Dutch edition of Description de la Louisiane
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