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Minneapolis (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 093 15 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -93.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Mississippi River's Falls of St. Anthony in SE central Minnesota; "Twin Cities" with St. Paul as region's largest economic center; named for Dakota Sioux word "minne" (water) & Greek "polis" (city); site visited by Father Hennepin in 1680. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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now state's largest city, created by merging St. Anthony (1st permanent settlement at Falls in 1837) with Minneapolis in 1872 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for agricultural, electrical & transportation machinery & for metal & paper products |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for linseed oil, food processing, chemicals, apparel, precision instruments, printing & publishing |
| mill center (C) |
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for vast regional wheatlands, superseding lumbering as leading industry, site for headquarters of 5 large milling companies |
| trade center (C) |
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Minneapolis Grain Exchange is one of world's largest cash grain markets |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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serving as Minnesota's major hub for road, water, air & rail |
| port (C) |
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of entry at head of navigation on Mississippi River |
| educational center (C) |
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for University of Minnesota, Augsburg College, Minneapolis College of Art & Design & North Central Bible College |
| cultural center (C) |
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for American Swedish Institute, Guthrie Theatre, orchestra, dance, science museum, planetarium & historical museum |
| tourist center (C) |
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for city's 22 lakes & 150 parks |
| timber center (H) |
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established in 1848, reached its height in 1899; last lumber mill closed 1919 |
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Saint Paul .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States, Minnesota, Ramsey county) [7013947] |
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across the river from each other, form the "Twin Cities" |
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