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Minneapolis' Rich History

Minnesota's largest city, Minneapolisby farmers on the Great Plains found its
lies on the Mississippi and is next toway to the city's many mills by rail,
the State capitol of St-Paul. Theand by 1905 the Minneapolis was
combined cities are often referred to asresponsible for almost 10% of the total
Minneapolis-St. Paul forming the 15thflour and grist output of the United
largest metropolitan area in the US. TheStates.
city of Minneapolis has a long andNever a city to sit on its laurels,
distinguished history, based on waterMinneapolis razed 40% of its buildings
and primarily influenced by the St.comprising 25 blocks during a fervent
Anthony Falls.urban renewal from the early 1950s to
Prior to the arrival of early Europeanthe mid 1960s. That renewal has
settlers in 1680, Dakota Sioux had freecontinued and the city is now a modern
reign over the lands now known asmetropolis with a rich history, and is
Minneapolis. However for 140 years therehome to five Fortune 500 companies.
was little development in the area, itKnown as the 'city of lakes' many of the
was not until the construction of Fortleisure activities in the area are
Snelling in 1825 that the area saw anywater-based, with 6% of the area covered
significant expansion. Under pressurein lakes. It boasts a thriving art and
from the relentless inflow of settlers,music culture, and one of the city's
the Sioux sold their land forging theclaims-to-fame is that internationally
way for the incorporation of the city ofrenowned rock musician Prince studied at
Minneapolis in 1867. Five years laterthe Minneapolis Dance Theatre.
settlers began arriving from Chicago viaProfessional sports are also well
the newly built railroad, helping torepresented in the city with the NFL's
bolster the settlement's numbers.Vikings, baseball's major league Twins,
The Saint Anthony Falls, the onlyNBA's Timberwolves and the WNBA's Lynx
natural waterfall on the Mississippi,all based there.
formed the hub of the city. Here theGetting around downtown Minneapolis is
timber mills and flour mills flourishedmade easier by the Skyways, which
and by 1871, Minnesota boasted manyconsist of seven miles of walkways
thriving businesses including ironlinking eighty blocks. Restaurants,
works, other mills for cotton and paper,retailers and the occasional lobby of a
and a large railway factory. Grain growndowntown.



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