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"The town of Snoqualmie Falls was located near the waterfall. It was associated with the Weyerhaeuser mill there. It had many structures including a hospital, school, community center, and many homes. When the town disbanded, many houses were moved to the nearby town of Snoqualmie.
IE....The waterfall is not located in Snoqualmie city-limits.
Three of Idaho's 10 largest cities are named after waterfalls: Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, and Post Falls. Yet only Idaho Falls has the falls within the city limits.
And as a cool fact, Downtown St. Paul and Fort Snelling are both built on what used to be River Warren Falls, which was the largest waterfall on the planet.
Largest in what way? I can't be height OR volume (the one in S. America is the tallest I believe and Victoria Falls in Africa has the most volume).
St. Anthony falls is what I think of as an "industrial" falls. Minnehaha looks more scenic or recreational. Was it ever used for industry? What is the urban setting like around it?
I lovelovelove Reedy falls - great pictures, Mutiny. To me it looks more natural than industrial - were the waters diverted to the structure on the right?
It made me sad to read about the mill houses being town down. That is where I would want to live! Too bad some of them couldn't have been preserved as a historical display.
Minnehaha Falls is squarely in the city of Minneapolis near the MSP airport. It's in a park, but the neighborhoods around it are fairly urban in character (turn-of-the-century housing stock and moderate population density). It's also a few blocks from the train station.
St. Anthony Falls used to be just a natural waterfall on the Mississippi River (the only waterfall on the Mississippi River???), but it was used for industrialization, yes, for milling purposes and is currently used to generate hydroelectric power. It is 100% natural though, just altered from its original form.
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