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Photographer: Minnesota Historical Society
Caption: Marker detail: Hennepin Island, East Side, 1860s
Additional Description: Water rushed over the falls on the east side of Hennepin Island in the 1860s. In the left foreground on Hennepin Island is the River Mill and a sluiceway for lumber. In the upper left background is the Winslow House, a favorite destination of southern tourists who came to see the falls. Some buildings on Main Street still stand and are part of St. Anthony Main.
Submitted: August 31, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p536853
File Size: 1.148 Megabytes

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