Central feature of the park, Minnehaha Falls, was a favorite subject of pioneer photographers, beginning with Alexander Hesler's daguerreotype in 1852.
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10 Facts About Minnehaha Falls
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Name "Minnehaha Falls" was in common use by 1855, when the publication of The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow brought the falls worldwide fame.
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When Minneapolis' Park Board purchased Minnehaha Falls and surrounding land in 1889, it became one of the first state parks in the United States; only New York had created a state park by that time.
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Minnehaha Falls Park is situated on the banks of the Mississippi River within the Minnehaha Falls Historic District.
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Minnehaha Falls Park is a popular site for weddings and cultural festivities.
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Minnehaha Falls Creek extends from Lake Minnetonka in the west and flows east for 22 miles through several suburbs west of Minneapolis, and continuing through south Minneapolis.
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Minnehaha Falls is geologically linked to Saint Anthony Falls, which is the only waterfall on the Mississippi River.
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The falls in the channel farthest from Minnehaha Creek reached the upstream end of the island first, cutting off water to the west channel and resulting in an "abandoned waterfall" at the north end of the channel.
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Small train station officially named Minnehaha Falls Depot but known as "the Princess Depot" was built around 1875; it was a stop on the Milwaukee Road railroad and provided easy access to the park from Fort Snelling and Minneapolis.
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Minnehaha Falls'swill gave the property to the city which used the house as part of the Minneapolis public library from 1936 to 1967.
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