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Oct 31, 2015 · Read More. Minnesota is home to 10,000 lakes—and two neighboring cities filled with vibrant culture, history, and art. Here are 25 facts about the Twin Cities, otherwise known as Minneapolis and...
- Kirstin Fawcett
- People have lived in the area of Minneapolis for over 12,000 years. Some of the first known people in the Minneapolis area were Sioux and Ojibwa Native Americans.
- Father Louis Hennepin was the first European in Minneapolis. in 1680, the Franciscan missionary explored Minneapolis and other areas around the Great Lakes.
- The first bridge to cross the Mississippi River was built in Minneapolis. In 1854 the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge was built to make transportation and trading along the river easier.
- The second oldest bridge spanning the Mississippi River is in Minneapolis. The Stone Arch Bridge was finished in 1883 and is the only natural stone arch bridge spanning the Mississippi River.
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A Vibrant Urban Center. Minnesota's capital city, St. Paul, and its biggest city, Minneapolis, stand side by side along the Mississippi River, and together, they teem with culture, unique cuisine and cosmopolitan fun.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul are home to a plethora of James Beard-winning restaurants, craft breweries and distilleries, and diverse cuisines from Hmong to East African.
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Coordinates: 93°16′09″W. Minneapolis, [a] officially the City of Minneapolis, [13] is a city in and the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. [4] . With a population of 429,954, it is the state's most populous city as of the 2020 census. [7] .
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Cities after the area's two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul .
Sep 26, 2023 · Today, Minneapolis and St. Paul form a bustling metropolis filled with parks, restaurants, and some of most vibrant diaspora communities in the United States. On your next trip to Minneapolis–St. Paul, use this guide to explore all the city has to offer.
