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Hennepin County. Father Louis Hennepin was the first European explorer to visit and name Saint Anthony Falls, the tallest waterfall on the Mississippi River, in 1680.While the falls were familiar to the Ojibwe and Sioux Indians who lived in the area, Father Hennepin spread word of the falls when he returned to France in 1683.
The Osseo Library is in City Hall and is a branch of the Hennepin County Library System. Osseo publishes a quarterly newsletter, Osseo Outlook, and co-publishes an annual resident guide with Maple Grove; both are online. [15] City facilities include a community center. The city is a member of the North Hennepin Area Chamber of Commerce. [16]
Universities and colleges in Hennepin County, Minnesota (3 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Hennepin County, Minnesota" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Downtown Minneapolis was the hub of business and financial activity. The Minneapolis City Hall (which also served as the Hennepin County Courthouse at the time) was the tallest building in Minneapolis from its construction in 1888 until 1929. A municipal ordinance instituted in 1890 restricted buildings to a height of 100 feet (30 m), later ...
Preceding the building of its first library, Brooklyn Center had service from a Hennepin County Bookmobile. Brooklyn Center Junior Chamber of Commerce members believed that a library was an essential community resource, and met with Helen Young, Director of Hennepin County Library, to learn about what was required to launch the library. The ...
Hennepin County (/ ˈ h ɛ n ə p ɪ n / HEN-ə-pin) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.Its county seat is Minneapolis, [2] the state's most populous city. [3] The county is named for the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin. [4]
Edina (locally / iː ˈ d aɪ n ə / ⓘ ee-DY-nə, / ɪ ˈ d aɪ n ə / ih-DY-nə) [8] is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis.The population was 53,494 at the 2020 census, [3] making it the 18th most populous city in Minnesota.
Location: 400 and 412 S. 4th St and 301 4th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota Coordinates: Built: 1881 as Chamber of Commerce: Architect: Kees and Colburn (main building, 1902), Long, Lamoreaux & Long (east building, 1909), and Bertrand and Chamberlain (north building, 1928)