Saint Anthony Falls

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Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
waterfall
adjacentTo Hennepin Avenue Bridge
Nicollet Island
Stone Arch Bridge
alsoKnownAs St Anthony Falls
St. Anthony Falls
associatedWith Minneapolis Mill District
associatedWithIndustry flour milling
lumber milling
causeOf growth of Minneapolis as a milling center
city Minneapolis NERFINISHED
country United States
geographicCoordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
hasFeature Mill Ruins Park vicinity
historic mill ruins
hydroelectric power facilities
lock and dam system
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District (St. Anthony Falls Historic District)
National Register of Historic Places district (St. Anthony Falls Historic District)
hasPart Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
St. Anthony Falls Historic District
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
hasStructureType concrete spillway
hasViewpoint Mill Ruins Park
Nicollet Island Pavilion area
Stone Arch Bridge
historicalFunction power source for flour mills
power source for sawmills
influenced urban development of Minneapolis
locatedIn Hennepin County, Minnesota
Minneapolis NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
modifiedFrom natural waterfall
near downtown Minneapolis
notableFor being the only major natural waterfall on the Mississippi River
role in early flour milling industry of Minneapolis
role in early saw milling industry of Minneapolis
partOf Upper Mississippi River
powered Pillsbury A Mill
Washburn A Mill
lumber mills in Minneapolis
other flour mills in Minneapolis
region Midwestern United States
state Minnesota
touristAttraction true
waterbody Mississippi River
watercourse Mississippi River

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Saint Anthony Falls ("St. Anthony Falls")
Saint Anthony Falls ("St Anthony Falls")
alsoKnownAs
Minneapolis
hasNotableWaterfall
Guthrie Theater ("St. Anthony Falls")
hasView
Stone Arch Bridge ("St. Anthony Falls")
locatedNear
Mill City
relatedPlace

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